Storey County Towns & Cities
Storey County Nevada
NVGenWeb Project
Compiled by Fred Smoot
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Storey County Towns & Cities

Storey County was created in 1861 and named for Captain Edward
Fariss Storey, who was killed in 1860 in the Pyramid Lake Indian
War. It is the second smallest county in the state; despite its
small size, it was the most populous in Nevada when it was created
in 1861.

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Towns With Postoffices
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American City
Postoffice  6 Mar 1866--3 Feb 1868
(Same location as Comstock, located in the southeast corner of
American Flat.)

Clark, aka Clarks
Postoffice  2 Nov 1906--30 Mar 1907
           20 Jul 1912--31 jul 1919
(A station on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 20 miles east of Reno.)

Comstock
Postoffice 9 Jan 1923--15 Feb 1927
(Same location as American City, located in the southeast corner of
American Flat.)

Gold Hill
Postoffice 13 Jul 1862--27 Feb 1943
(Located south of Virginal City. Also Wells Fargo Station 1861---.)

Virginia City
Postoffice  3 Dec 1859--current.
(Post Office was in Carson County, Utah Territory.
Transfered to Storey County, 2 Mar 1861, on Nevada Territorial
formation date. Also was a Wells Fargo Station 1861 ---. Located in
southwest Storey County. County seat of Storey County, Nevada.)

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Other Towns and Populated Places
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American Flat  (historic)
(South-southwest of Gold Hill.)

Browns (historic)
(Just south of the Truckee River and Washoe County line on Southern
Pacific Railroad line.)

Ditho (historic)
(A Southern Pacific Railroad siding near Clarks.)

Divide  (historic)
(Area between Virginia City & Gold Hill)

Flowery City  (historic)
(1/2 mi below Sugarloaf peak in Sixmile Canyon.)

Formanville (historic)
(Early settlement near Forman Shaft.)

Fort Homestead (historic)
(East of Gold Hill)

Fort Riley  (historic)
(Located at Virginia City)

Fort Storey  (historic)
(Located at near Truckee River)

Gilpin
(A Southern Pacific Railroad siding.)

Hafed
(South of Truckee River near Mustang.)

Lockwood
(Northwest Storey County south of Truckee River.)

Lousetown (historic)
(North of Virginia City and 1½ miles notheast east of Castle Peak,
stiuated on Louse Creek.)

Lower Gold Hill
(Near American Flat.)

Mark Twain Estates
(Modern development, on Sixmile Canyon road near Lyon County line.)

Mustang Ranch, aka Mustang
(Brothel on Truckee River East of Lockwood. Closed)

Phillips Ravine  (historic)
(1862 shows as place of residence, location unknown.)

Sheep Ranch
(A Southern Pacific Railroad siding.)

Virginia City Highlands
(Modern development, north of Virginia City.)

Washington (historic)
(North of Lousetown west of Washington Hill.)

Wunotoo
(A Southern Pacific Railroad siding.)

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