BlockCopper Camp, Nevada
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Clark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89046. It lies near Copper Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Ireteba Peaks 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 29 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.
- 1886 USGS Camp Mohave quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Camp Mohave quadrangle1:250000, 8 printings
- 1926 USGS Nelson quadrangle1:96000
- 1942 USGS Camp Mohave 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
- 1958 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Nelson quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Boulder City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Ireteba Peaks quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Copper Camp (historical) between 1993 and 2005, burning about 320 acres in total. 2 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 | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Lake Mead National Recreation Area | WINNY |
| 29 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Lake Mead National Recreation Area | BURNINGBUS |
| 27 August 2005 | Natural | 20 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | GRANDPA |
| 11 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Phoenix District Office | COTTONWOOD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Copper Camp (historical): 5 prospects, 5 occurrences, 4 past producers, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mica-Beryl Claims | Beryllium, Copper, Gold, Mica | Prospect | ||
| Rockefeller Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Cobalt Claims | Copper, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Five Spot Claims | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Camp Dupont Group | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Nevada Cobalt Mine & Mill | Gold, Silver | Plant | ||
| St. Louis Group | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| St. Louis Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Aj No. 1 | Gold | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Dupont (historical) | 1.5 miles | 29 | |
| Wallace (historical) | 2.1 miles | 29 | |
| Camp Sunrise (historical) | 7.7 miles | 30 | |
| Emerald City (historical) | 8.1 miles | 30 | |
| Camp Booth (historical) | 8.3 miles | 29 | |
| Searchlight | 9.9 miles | 30 | |
| Lucky Jim Camp | 11.2 miles | 29 | |
| Camp Duncan (historical) | 11.3 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 846650. 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.