Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
“Fernley Community Church is a historic church at 80 S. It was built in 1932 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.”
Wikipedia article Fernley Community Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 8 National Register listings published here for Lyon County · listed in 2003 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 114 fires within 5 miles of Fernley Community Church between 1992 and 2020, burning about 732 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 |
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Carson City District Office | LYOX 10 |
| 30 September 1996 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Carson City District Office | TIGER |
| 16 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Carson City District Office | WNA 9 |
| 12 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson City District Office | WEST TRUCKEE RIVER RANCH |
| 10 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Carson City District Office | WNA 17 |
| 1 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Carson City District Office | FREEMAN |
| 9 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson City District Office | FLYING J |
| 8 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Carson City District Office | WADSWORTH |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Fernley Community Church: 8 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Tungsten, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cr Minerals Mill | Diatomite | Producer | ||
| Derby Thungsten Mine | Tungsten | Past Producer | 1940 | |
| Nevada Cement Co. Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Rainbow Canyon Mines | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Fernley No. 1 State Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fernley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Johnson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Paiute Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pyramid Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fernley, the town this property stands in, in 18 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 6 heavy rain, 4 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2002 | Winter Weather | Fernley | 1 killed | no account filed |
| January 2008 | Flash Flood | Fernley | $6,600,000 | A 40-foot-long break in the Truckee Canal released floodwater into portions of Fernley, Nevada on the morning of January 5th. Local newspapers reported that approximately 1500 people had to be evacuated from their homes. Water 2 to 4 feet deep affected as many as 500 homes. The Reno Gazette-Journal newspaper reported that more than $1.75 million in federal disaster housing assistance had been provided. In addition to this, Fernley city officials estimated that the cost to repair roads would be over $720,000. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Fernley | $25,000 | The Lyon County sheriff reported house and yard flooding near Saddlehorn Way, Mallard Way and Jenny's Lane. In addition, the Wendy's in central Fernley noted flooding. Three waves of heavy thunderstorm rainfall produced up to 1.3 inches of rain (per spotter reports) between about 1500PST and 1900PST. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Fernley | $10,000 | Training thunderstorms brought very heavy rain to the Fernley area during the afternoon and evening of the 4th. Flash flooding caused a 10 ft sinkhole to form near the intersection of Cable Canyon Rd and Seabiscuit Dr. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fernley | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fernley | $2,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced an estimated wind gust to 65 kts in Fernley. Tree limbs and a phone line were reported down. Power outages also occurred in the area. Alternate Highway 50 was closed briefly due to blowing dust. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Fernley | $1,000 | Three feet of standing water was reported on Scott Drive in Fernley. |
| October 2023 | Heavy Rain | Fernley | - | A mesonet station (CW2857-Fernley) located 2.0 mi WSW of Fernley, NV reported a total rainfall amount of 0.50 inches. |
| July 2021 | Flood | Fernley | - | Spotter reported flooding on some roadways in the Fernley area due to thunderstorms. 0.25 inch of rainfall in 15 minutes. |
| April 2018 | Heavy Rain | Fernley | - | CoCoRaHS station NV-LY-14, 3 miles west-northwest of Fernley reported 0.69 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 6 April 0700PST to 7 April 0700PST. |
| April 2018 | Heavy Rain | Fernley | - | CoCoRaHS station NV-LY-29, 1 mile southeast of Fernley reported 0.58 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 6 April 0700PST to 7 April 0700PST. |
| October 2018 | Heavy Rain | Fernley | - | CoCoRaHS station NV-LY-14, 3 miles west-northwest of Fernley reported 0.78 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period from 3 October 0700PST to 4 October 0700PST. |
| October 2018 | Heavy Rain | Fernley | - | A trained weather spotter 1-mile south-southwest of Fernley reported 0.78 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period from 3 October 0915PST to 4 October 0915PST. |
| October 2009 | Heavy Rain | Fernley | - | The Lyon County Emergency Manager reported street flooding in Fernley at 1745PST. |
| January 2008 | Flood | Fernley | - | A 40-foot-long break in the Truckee Canal released floodwater into portions of Fernley, Nevada on the morning of January 5th. Local newspapers reported that approximately 1500 people had to be evacuated from their homes. Water 2 to 4 feet deep affected as many as 500 homes. The floodwaters started to recede the afternoon of January 5th but remained over the area until the afternoon of January 6th. |
| June 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Fernley | - | Public report of a tornado 6 miles south of Fernley, NV. Report confirmed by Lyon County Sheriff. Tornado in open country. Path width and length were unknown. No damage reported. |
| June 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Fernley | - | A second tornado was reported by a pilot south of the Fernley airport. This tornado was also in open country. Path width and length were unknown. No damage reported. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fernley | - | Storm survey on 07/24/98 reported 6 inch diameter limbs blown off trees with evidence of mud and water across roads from previous night's thunderstorms. Estimated peak wind gust 60 knots. |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Fernley and Lassen Railway Depot | 0.8 miles | 2005 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03000414 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lyon County | All 8 listed properties in this county. |
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