Stewart, Nevada
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Carson City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89701. It lies near Voltaire Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Genoa quadrangle.
On record in Stewart
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Stewart Indian School, #1 Administration Buildinglisted 1985 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 28 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1891 USGS Carson quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Carson quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1893 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Genoa quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Genoa quadrangle1:24000
Photographs
2 photographs,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
140 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of Stewart between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11,421 acres in total. 52 started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 52 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | KOONTZ |
| 8 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | MEXICAN |
| 4 September 2019 | Natural | 5.3 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | JACKS |
| 3 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | SILVER |
| 29 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 35 acres | Carson City District Office | VOLTAIRE 2 |
| 27 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Carson City District Office | FLINT |
| 22 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 81 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | VOLTAIRE |
| 20 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | MEXICAN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 48 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 48 workings within 5 miles of Stewart: 23 past producers, 14 occurrences, 7 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Tungsten. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Bunker Hill Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Tungsten | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Bunker Hill Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Carson Black Lead Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | 1903 | |
| Carson City Monazite-Bearing Placer | REE, Chromium, Gold, Iron, Zirconium | Prospect | ||
| Crystal Claims | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| May Day | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Ne Section 22 Shafts and Adit | Barium-Barite, Silver | Occurrence | Barite | |
| Panama Canal Mining Co | Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Premier Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Antimony, Bismuth, Lead, Cobalt | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stewart in 7 storm reports between 2005 and 2025: 2 flood, 2 flash flood, 1 debris flow, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2005 | Flood | Stewart | $3,400,000 | In Carson City, King Street was completely closed due to the flooding. Portions of Stewart, Mountain, and Curry Streets were also closed. Flooding occurred on U.S. Highway 395 near Carson Mall. Two businesses and 12 houses were flooded. Residents were urged to stay away from Ash Canyon and Kings Canyon. At the site of the Waterfall Fire burn area west of Carson City, the heavy rain caused damage to trees and vegetation on the mountainside, and also caused rockslides and mudslides. |
| January 2006 | Flood | Stewart | $1,200,000 | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Stewart | $50,000 | Water over roads and mud debris along and near Center Drive were reported (including pictures and videos) by a fire department official. Extensive damage to streets due to undermining was noted along with minor water and mud intrusions into several homes. One home had up to a foot of water and mud in the garage along with damage to the garage door. The time of the event is estimated. |
| June 2023 | Debris Flow | Stewart | $10,000 | The Carson City Sheriff's Office said a debris flow from mud was up to 1 to 2 feet in some areas of the parking lot of the Galaxy Fandango Theaters on S. Curry Street. The Galaxy Fandango Theater was closed so crews could conduct cleanup. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Stewart | $10,000 | A spotter reported debris and rocks in roadways near Windmill and Fish Springs Road around 1400PST. A short time later the spotter noted that Windmill Road was washed out and Calle Del Sol was impassable. The spotter's rain gauge recorded 1.10 of rain between 1300PST and 1325PST. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stewart | - | Peak outflow gust at mesonet NV025 in Carson City. |
| December 2023 | Heavy Rain | Stewart | - | A trained spotter located 2.0 mi N of Stewart, NV, reported a 24 hr rainfall storm total of 0.59 inches. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Station (historical) | 3.3 miles | 30 | |
| Carson City | 3.3 miles | 30 | |
| Pinyon Hills | 3.9 miles | 29 | |
| New Empire | 4.7 miles | 29 | |
| Empire | 5.3 miles | 29 | |
| Carson Hot Springs | 5.4 miles | 30 | |
| Mill Creek Settlement (historical) | 5.5 miles | 30 | |
| Brunswick (historical) | 5.6 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 861589. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









