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McKeeversville, Nevada

31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Clark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89005. It stands on Bootleg Wash. The Survey maps it on the Boulder City quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

McKeeversville within Clark County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 31 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

46 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of McKeeversville (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 39 acres in total. 9 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/undetermined16
Natural9
Equipment and vehicle use6
Recreation and ceremony5
Fireworks4
Debris and open burning2
Smoking2
Arson/incendiarism1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
27 September 1994Smokingunder an acreLake Mead National Recreation AreaHIGHWAY
19 September 1998Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreLake Mead National Recreation AreaPALMOUS
8 August 2010Naturalunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeNAT OUT 2
5 August 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreLake Mead National Recreation AreaBC 99-3
25 August 2011Naturalunder an acreLake Mead National Recreation AreaBIBLE
12 August 2001Naturalunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeMM 68
8 July 2010Naturalunder an acreLake Mead National Recreation AreaPUMP HOUSE
6 July 2005Fireworksunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeWATER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clark County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of McKeeversville (historical): 8 prospects, 6 occurrences, 2 past producers, 2 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper. 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
Alunite MineGold, PotassiumOccurrencePotash
Boulder CityManganese, Iron, Silica, Magnesite, Aluminum, Sulfur, Phosphorus-Phosphates, CalciumProspect1941
Gold ProspectsGold, Silver, CopperOccurrence
Gordon BariteBarium-Barite, Manganese, Fluorine-FluoriteProspect
Railroad DepositAluminumProspect
Railroad Pass DepositGold, Aluminum, Silver, Copper, PotassiumPast Producer1908
Sample Site 1327Potassium, Gold, CopperOccurrencePotash
Silver Bell GroupCopper, Silver, Manganese, GoldProspect1914
Sullivan MineSemiprecious GemstoneProspect
Unnamed Alum OccurrencePotassiumOccurrence

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
Boulder City1.3 miles31
Texas Acres3.2 miles32
Junction City (historical)6.0 miles23
Victory Village8.1 miles25
Henderson8.4 miles25
Carver Park8.5 miles25
Lake Las Vegas10.2 miles25
Hesse Camp (historical)10.6 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 847128. 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.