BlockBorax, Nevada
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Clark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89019. The Survey maps it on the Roach quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 27 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.
- 1910 USGS Ivanpah quadrangle1:250000
- 1912 USGS Ivanpah quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Ivanpah quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Roach Lake quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Mesquite Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Roach quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
6 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Borax between 2003 and 2018, burning about 1 acre in total. 4 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | DEVIL |
| 20 August 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | RAINBOW |
| 14 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | MILE MARKER 9 |
| 5 July 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | MM6 |
| 30 July 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | JEAN |
| 2 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | MILE MARKER 7 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Borax: 2 producers, 1 plant, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Yellow Jacket Group | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Charlie Brown Const. Co. Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jet Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stateline Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean | 4.5 miles | 25 | |
| Roach | 5.2 miles | 27 | |
| Primm | 7.5 miles | 27 | |
| Goodsprings | 9.5 miles | 26 | |
| Root Camp (historical) | 11.6 miles | 27 | |
| Erie | 12.1 miles | 26 | |
| Platina (historical) | 14.0 miles | 27 | |
| Ripley | 15.0 miles | 27 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Borax | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q107862453 | The 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 855974. 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.