Amber, Nevada
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Clark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89021. It stands on Logan Wash. The Survey maps it on the Overton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1886 USGS Saint Thomas quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1893 USGS Saint Thomas quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Overton quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Overton quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Overton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
30 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Amber between 1994 and 2020, burning about 39 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | BOWMAN |
| 3 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | MESA |
| 24 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | MORMON MESA |
| 20 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | MM93 |
| 2 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | GLASSLAND |
| 16 August 2020 | Firearms and explosives use | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | LOGAN |
| 16 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | CCFD 6 |
| 7 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | CCFD 13 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Amber: 5 past producers, 5 producers, 3 prospects, 2 occurrences. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Uranium, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Silica, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Cement Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Hyer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Leavitt Ready Mix | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Red Gorge Pit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Simplot Silica Pro., Mill No.2 | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Spring | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| W. Whipple Well | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Anderson Property | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Prospect | ||
| White Star No. 2 Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| White-Grow Gypsum Co. Pit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logandale | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| Moapa Valley | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| Saint Joseph (historical) | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Jackman | 3.4 miles | 20 | |
| Glassand | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| Simonsville (historical) | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Old Overton (historical) | 4.3 miles | 21 | |
| Overton | 5.1 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 855948. 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.








