BlockCorn Creek, Nevada
22 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 89124. The Survey maps it on the Corn Creek Springs NW 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
9 surveys from 22 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
- 1952 USGS Corn Creek Springs quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 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
- 1974 USGS Corn Creek Springs NW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
Fires near this place
47 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Corn Creek (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 24 acres in total. 13 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/undetermined | 14 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | ROCK |
| 6 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake Mead National Recreation Area | TULE SPRINGS |
| 4 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | not named |
| 30 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | 95MM98 |
| 21 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | CORN CREEK |
| 19 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | DUNE |
| 10 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | JOSHUA |
| 4 July 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument | TULE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desert View Point | 13.2 miles | 21 | |
| Lee Canyon Summer Home Area | 16.5 miles | 21 | |
| Kyle Canyon Summer Home Area | 17.5 miles | 21 | |
| Mount Charleston | 17.9 miles | 21 | |
| Indian Springs | 18.4 miles | 17 | |
| Eastland Heights | 18.8 miles | 25 | |
| Stewart (historical) | 19.2 miles | 25 | |
| Wann | 19.2 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 851427. 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.