BlockCactus Springs, Nevada
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Clark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89124. It stands on Willow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Indian Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1907 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1908 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1942 USGS Indian Spring quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Indian Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Indian Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
28 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Cactus Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | LADY |
| 20 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | GRAVEL PIT |
| 11 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | LAST DAY |
| 30 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | NAT OUT 1 |
| 30 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | NAT OUT 2 |
| 30 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | NAT OUT 3 |
| 28 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | CACTUS |
| 26 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | DOD 5 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Cactus Springs: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Springs Pit & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Springs | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Lee Canyon Summer Home Area | 18.0 miles | 21 | |
| Desert View Point | 19.8 miles | 21 | |
| Corn Creek (historical) | 21.3 miles | 22 | |
| Mount Charleston | 22.6 miles | 21 | |
| Kyle Canyon Summer Home Area | 23.1 miles | 21 | |
| Bonnie Springs | 38.6 miles | 25 | |
| Eastland Heights | 39.1 miles | 25 |
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 Cactus Springs | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5016178 | 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 855982. 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.