Tuscarora, Nevada
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Mountain City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89834. The Survey maps it on the Tuscarora quadrangle. It stands 6,447 feet above sea level.
On record in Tuscarora
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
Surveyed buildings and structures 2 records
- Spanish Ranch, Main Bunkhouse, Off of State Rt. 226, Tuscarorafederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Spanish Ranch, Off of Nevada State Route 226, Tuscarorafederal building survey, 1 photograph
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1955 USGS McDermitt quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Tuscarora quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS McDermitt quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Tuscarora quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Tuscarora quadrangle1:24000
Photographs
1 photograph,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
Fires near this place
4 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Tuscarora between 2001 and 2018, burning about 22 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was 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 | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | NDF 18 |
| 3 July 2001 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Elko District Office | PACKER CAN |
| 22 July 2006 | Natural | 10 acres | Elko District Office | NICHOLAS CANYON |
| 5 November 2018 | Debris and open burning | 9.6 acres | Elko District Office | QUARTER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 51 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 51 workings within 5 miles of Tuscarora: 41 past producers, 5 occurrences, 2 plants, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Mercury, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Isle | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1890 | |
| Independence | Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | 1890 | |
| Independence | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Nevada Queen | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1875 | |
| Surprise Fraction | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1910 | |
| Tuscarora Deposit | Gold, Silver, Titanium | Past Producer | 1875 | |
| Berry Creek Group | Mercury, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Independence Valley Mill | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | 1978 | |
| Nevada Clams | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Poorman Claim | Gold, Silver | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tuscarora in 4 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 2 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Tuscarora | $30,000 | Major flash flooding occurred in Taylor Canyon along State Highway 226. Water up to 5 feet deep covered the highway and washed boulders 2 to 3 feet in diameter onto the road. Six travel trailers and a single wide mobile home were partially submerged. Multiple car were submerged and several moved by the water. At least 1 swift water rescue was conducted. A local business, garage, and homes were inundated with several feet of mud and water. Damages estimated. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Tuscarora | $5,000 | COOP Spotter relayed report of washed out road from flash flooding on Midas road near Willow Creek Reservoir. Damages are estimated. |
| April 2023 | Flood | Tuscarora | - | An area of minor flooding occurred and water was observed over SR-226 at MM15 with small rocks spotted along the road as well. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Tuscarora | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Tuscarora (historical) | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| Jackson (historical) | 11.9 miles | 10 | |
| Anderson (historical) | 12.3 miles | 10 | |
| Jack Creek | 14.0 miles | 10 | |
| Cornucopia (historical) | 15.7 miles | 10 | |
| Deep Creek | 17.9 miles | 11 | |
| Good Hope (historical) | 18.5 miles | 7 | |
| Dinner Station | 23.9 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Tuscarora | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3476034 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 844463. 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.




