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Lovell, Nevada

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Clark census division. The Survey maps it on the Valley quadrangle.

Lovell 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

18 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Lovell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 22,884 acres in total. 2 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/undetermined7
Debris and open burning4
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural2
Fireworks1
Arson/incendiarism1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
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
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 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeBON
4 July 2007Fireworks18 acresSouthern Nevada District OfficeBOX
21 July 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeRADIO
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

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Lovell: 6 producers, 4 past producers, 2 occurrences. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Lead. 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
Lead King MineLeadPast ProducerGalena
Lead King MineLeadPast Producer
Sunrise Mtn.Gypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
Unnamed DepositGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
Airway One PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
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

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
Jungletown (historical)1.1 miles23
Dike1.7 miles23
Valley1.9 miles23
Wann5.5 miles25
Stewart (historical)5.5 miles25
Sunrise Manor5.8 miles25
Apex6.6 miles21
North Las Vegas7.5 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856071. 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.