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Bonnie Springs, Nevada

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Clark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89161. It lies near Sandstone Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Blue Diamond quadrangle.

Bonnie Springs within Clark County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 25 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

181 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 181 fires within 5 miles of Bonnie Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,012 acres in total. 80 started naturally. 7 were 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
Natural80
Missing data/not specified/undetermined40
Equipment and vehicle use22
Fireworks11
Recreation and ceremony11
Arson/incendiarism7
Smoking4
Debris and open burning4
Other causes1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2008Naturalunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeNAT OUT 1
8 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestSPRINGS
7 September 2010Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestMARY LYNN
7 September 2010Naturalunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeWHEELER CAMP
7 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.1 acresSouthern Nevada District OfficeSCENIC
7 September 2004Naturalunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeCOWBOY
5 September 1994Naturalunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeBONNIE2
5 September 1994Naturalunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeBONNIE3

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clark County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Bonnie Springs: 2 producers, 1 prospect, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Long TrailSilverProspect
Blue Diamond MineGypsum-AnhydriteProducer1925
Blue Diamond Pit & MillGypsum-AnhydriteProducer1969
Mateucci Gypsum DepositGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer

Every working recorded in Clark County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Blue Diamond2.8 miles25
Mountain Springs4.0 miles22
Exploration Peak Park10.3 miles24
Mountain's Edge11.4 miles24
Enterprise11.4 miles24
Spring Valley11.5 miles24
Arden12.1 miles24
Bard12.5 miles27

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikidata item Q122554723The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 855973. 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.