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Jungletown, Nevada

23 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 89115. The Survey maps it on the Valley quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Jungletown within Clark County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 23 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

17 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Jungletown (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 22,025 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Debris and open burning4
Equipment and vehicle use1
Recreation and ceremony1
Fireworks1
Natural1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
25 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeLOSSEE
12 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeCCFD 10 LAMB RD
9 August 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreClark County Fire DepartmentCLRX 75
21 August 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeRESERVOIR
1 August 1997Recreation and ceremony5.0 acresLake Mead National Recreation AreaCLARK CO 2
4 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeHOLLYWOOD 3
4 July 2007Fireworks18 acresSouthern Nevada District OfficeBOX
19 July 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeI15RANGERD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clark County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Jungletown (historical): 5 producers, 2 past producers, 2 occurrences. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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
Sunrise Mtn.Gypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
Unnamed DepositGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
Alton Franklin PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Cheyenne & Hollywood PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Expressway PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Nellis PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Salt Lake Highway South PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Two Crows MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Western States Screening Plant/PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

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
Valley0.8 miles23
Lovell1.1 miles23
Dike2.8 miles23
Wann4.4 miles25
Stewart (historical)4.5 miles25
Sunrise Manor4.9 miles25
North Las Vegas6.5 miles25
Hoover City (historical)7.1 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 846686. 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.