BlockAshmeadow, Nevada
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Amargosa Valley census division. The Survey maps it on the Bole Spring quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 24 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.
- 1908 USGS Furnace Creek quadrangle1:250000
- 1910 USGS Furnace Creek quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Ash Meadows quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Death Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Death Valley Junction quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Bole Spring quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Ashmeadow (historical) between 1997 and 2018, burning about 1,536 acres in total. 2 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 | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2008 | Natural | 31 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | ASH MEADOWS |
| 29 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | FWS 11 |
| 28 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge | ASH |
| 6 August 2002 | Other causes | 10 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | ASH MEADOW |
| 6 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 90 acres | Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge | ASH |
| 4 August 2000 | Natural | 753 acres | Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge | FAIRBANKS |
| 10 August 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge | KIOSK |
| 29 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 311 acres | Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge | MEADOWS |
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Ashmeadow (historical): 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zeolites, Bentonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Side Hill Clay | Bentonite | Past Producer | ||
| Ash Meadows (California) | Zeolites | Past Producer | ||
| Zeolites International Mine | Zeolites | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal | 11.2 miles | 21 | |
| Johnnie | 12.5 miles | 21 | |
| Labbe Camp | 14.0 miles | 21 | |
| Bowlerville (historical) | 14.3 miles | 21 | |
| Amargosa (historical) | 16.1 miles | 24 | |
| Pahrump | 19.6 miles | 20 | |
| Stirling (historical) | 19.7 miles | 20 | |
| Amargosa Valley | 20.3 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 857592. 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.