Storey County, Nevada

E81718

county in Nevada

Storey County, Nevada is a small, historic county in western Nevada known for its mining heritage and the famous Comstock Lode centered around Virginia City.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	county in Nevada →
borders	Carson City, Nevada → Lyon County, Nevada NERFINISHED → Washoe County, Nevada NERFINISHED →
climate	semi-arid climate →
contains	Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center →
containsGeologicFeature	Comstock Lode →
containsSettlement	Gold Hill, Nevada → Lockwood, Nevada → Mark Twain, Nevada → Mound House, Nevada → Virginia City, Nevada →
country	United States of America →
countySeat	Virginia City, Nevada →
elevationFeature	mountainous terrain →
governmentType	county government →
hasAttraction	Virginia and Truckee Railroad (heritage railway) → historic saloons in Virginia City → mining museums →
hasEvent	Virginia City tourism events →
hasHeritage	Old West mining culture →
hasHistoricEconomicActivity	gold mining → silver mining →
hasHistoricSite	Virginia City Historic District →
hasIndustry	mining → tourism → warehousing and logistics →
hasTransportationCorridor	Interstate 80 → U.S. Route 50 (nearby access) →
historicSignificance	center of Comstock Lode boom → major 19th-century silver mining center →
knownFor	Comstock Lode → historic Virginia City → mining heritage →
largestCity	Virginia City, Nevada →
locatedInMountainRange	Virginia Range →
locatedInRegion	western Nevada →
locatedInTimeZone	Pacific Time Zone →
namedAfter	Edward F. Storey NERFINISHED →
partOf	Great Basin region → Nevada historical mining region → United States West →
partOfMetropolitanArea	Reno–Sparks metropolitan area →
state	Nevada →
subdivisionOf	Nevada →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lyon County, Nevada → Pershing County → Washoe County →	borders
Lyon County, Nevada →	borderedBy
Comstock Lode area →	county
Truckee River →	flowsThrough
Western Nevada College →	hasServiceArea
Gigafactory Nevada →	locatedIn