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History · Topaz Lake

Half of Topaz Lake’s homes were built after 1982

Most of Topaz Lake was built recently: 0.6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1982. Below: maps from 1956 on.

0on the National Register
0.6%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Topaz Lake’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Topaz Lake are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Topaz Lake’s history is told.

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The story so far

Topaz Lake, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Topaz Lake yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Topaz Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. The population was 157 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 157 to 202 (+29%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Topaz Lake on the map, 1956 to 1988

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Topaz Lake. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Topaz Lake on the 1956 USGS mapTopaz Lake on the 1988 USGS map1956Topaz Lake sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Topaz Lake.

Famous people

Famous people close to Topaz Lake

Nobody well known was born in Topaz Lake itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jamie AndersonAmerican snowboarder · b. 1990
WovokaFounder of the Ghost Dance movement · b. 1856
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Maddie BowmanAmerican freestyle skier · b. 1994
Nevada BarrAmerican novelist · b. 1952
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Shaun PalmerAmerican snowboarder · b. 1968
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Leon AbravanelAmerican soccer player and coach · b. 1986

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.