Jackman, Nevada
20 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 89021. It stands on Weiser Wash. The Survey maps it on the Moapa East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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 Saint Thomas quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1893 USGS Saint Thomas quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Moapa quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Moapa East quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Overton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
39 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Jackman between 1994 and 2020, burning about 74 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | BOWMAN |
| 23 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | QUARTER |
| 31 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | AIRWAY BEACON |
| 20 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | MM93 |
| 16 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | CCFD 6 |
| 8 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | CCFD 18 |
| 7 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | CCFD 13 |
| 4 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | STATION FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Jackman: 5 past producers, 4 producers, 3 prospects, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Uranium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Cement Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Silverstone | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Hyer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Last Chance Claim | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Leavitt Ready Mix | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Moapa Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| R.A.H. Group | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Weiser Anticline Uranium Occurrencs | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Anderson Property | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Prospect | ||
| White Star Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | 1919 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hupton (historical) | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Arrowhead | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Glendale | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Amber | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Moapa Town | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Logandale | 4.3 miles | 21 | |
| Moapa | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Moapa Valley | 5.6 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856053. 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.








