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Carver Park, Nevada

25 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 89015. The Survey maps it on the Henderson quadrangle.

Carver Park within Clark County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 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

92 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Carver Park between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,123 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined57
Recreation and ceremony12
Debris and open burning9
Equipment and vehicle use5
Fireworks4
Arson/incendiarism3
Natural2

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
5 September 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeBON FIRE
3 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresSouthern Nevada District OfficeSWAMP
17 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouthern Nevada District OfficeHENDERSON ASSIST 2
16 September 2017Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeBOR 1
8 August 2010Naturalunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeNAT OUT 2
6 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficePIT
27 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresClark County Fire DepartmentCCFD 11 - SAM BOYD
2 August 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeCCFD 4

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clark County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Carver Park: 5 producers, 5 past producers, 2 plants, 1 prospect. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Pumice, Gold, 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
Basic Magnesium Inc. PlantMagnesite, Titanium, Metal, SilverPlant
Dolomite PlantDolomiteProducer
Kerry MillingGold, SilverPast Producer1981
Pittman Salt DepositsSaltProspect
Pumice ClaimsPumiceProducer
Three Kids DepositManganese, Gold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Timet Plant TiTitanium, MetalPlant
Bonanza Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Eldorado Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast 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
Henderson0.5 miles25
Victory Village0.6 miles25
Lake Las Vegas4.7 miles25
East Las Vegas4.8 miles24
Whitney5.9 miles24
Texas Acres6.0 miles32
Hillegas (historical)7.8 miles25
Winterwood (historical)8.0 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 845398. 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.