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East Las Vegas, Nevada

24 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 89122. The Survey maps it on the Las Vegas SE quadrangle.

East Las Vegas within Clark County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 24 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

111 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of East Las Vegas between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,139 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/undetermined66
Recreation and ceremony16
Debris and open burning12
Equipment and vehicle use6
Fireworks5
Arson/incendiarism3
Natural2
Smoking1

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
1 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeCCFD 9 SUNSET PARK
27 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresClark County Fire DepartmentCCFD 11 - SAM BOYD
23 August 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreClark County Fire DepartmentCLRX 77
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 East Las Vegas: 6 producers, 4 past producers, 2 plants, 1 prospect. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Salt. 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
Frenchman MineCopperPast Producer1917
Kerry MillingGold, SilverPast Producer1981
Pittman Salt DepositsSaltProspect
Timet Plant TiTitanium, MetalPlant
White Eagle MineGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Whiting Bros Pit & MillStone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bonanza Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Henderson Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Clark County

Storms near this place

21 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Las Vegas in 21 storm reports between 2008 and 2018: 8 flash flood, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 2 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2009Dust DevilEast Las Vegas$75,000A suspected dust devil damaged several mobile homes in the Desert Inn Estates Mobile Home Park. Debris from one of the homes also damaged a car.
October 2011Flash FloodEast Las Vegas$30,000Spotters reported flowing water on Stephanie Street between Russell and Sunset, as well as on Marks Street between Warm Springs and American Pacific. Broadcast media reported that the intersection of Tropicana and Jimmy Durante flooded so quickly that several drivers were stranded in their cars, and had to be rescued. The heavy rain also damaged the soccer fields at Sam Boyd Stadium Park.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindEast Las Vegas$20,000Thunderstorm winds blew trees down onto cars in the intersection of Desert Inn and Cabana.
September 2008Thunderstorm WindEast Las Vegas$15,000Thunderstorm winds damaged carports on two mobile homes, and blew down a fence.
June 2015Heavy RainEast Las Vegas$10,000Heavy rain in the Las Vegas Valley left several inches of standing water on some streets, knocked out power to over 1700 customers, and contributed to several vehicle accidents which resulted in seven injuries (indirect).
July 2018Flash FloodEast Las Vegas$2,000Flooding closed all the ramps at Highway 95 and Flamingo, and also affected several other intersections in the area.
September 2013Flash FloodEast Las Vegas$2,000Six to 18 inches of water with mud and debris flowed down Sunset Road from Mountain Vista to Arroyo Grande.
January 2018Flash FloodEast Las Vegas$1,000Stephanie Street was closed at Monson Channel due to flooding.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindEast Las Vegas$1,000Thunderstorm winds snapped a one to two foot diameter tree at Chaparral High School.
August 2016Flash FloodEast Las Vegas$1,000The Flamingo Road on ramps to Highway 95 were closed due to flooding.
July 2015Dust DevilEast Las Vegas$1,000A dust devil tore down two awnings at a mobile home park.
July 2013Flash FloodEast Las Vegas$1,000One to two feet of water flowed down Harmon Rd. between Sandhill and Boulder Highway. The on-ramp from Flamingo to northbound highway 95 was closed due to flooding.
August 2012Flash FloodEast Las Vegas$1,000Six inches of water along with rocks and debris flowed across the intersection of Tropicana and Stephanie.
July 2009LightningEast Las Vegas$1,000Lightning struck and set afire two palm trees.
June 2015LightningEast Las Vegas$100Lightning set fire to a palm tree near Nellis and Sahara.
August 2016FloodEast Las Vegas-Water flowed over Tropicana Avenue near the Highway 95 interchange. The road was still passable.
April 2015Heavy RainEast Las Vegas-Heavy rain left standing water at the intersection of Mountain Vista Road and Harmon Avenue.
November 2008Heavy RainEast Las Vegas-Minor flooding occurred on Mountain Vista Street. Rainfall was estimated at 0.30 inch.
September 2008Flash FloodEast Las Vegas-Flash flooding affected Boulder Hwy. at Flamingo, and the Flamingo onramp to Interstate 515 on the east side of Las Vegas. Some flooding was also reported on the north Strip, and at the intersection of Sahara and Maryland just east of the north Strip.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindEast Las Vegas-no account filed
July 2016Thunderstorm WindEast Las Vegas-no account filed

Every storm 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
Whitney2.8 miles24
Winterwood (historical)3.7 miles25
Hillegas (historical)4.2 miles25
Winchester4.8 miles25
Carver Park4.8 miles25
Henderson4.9 miles25
Victory Village5.3 miles25
Paradise5.6 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 847319. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.