Rox, Nevada
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Caliente census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89008. The Survey maps it on the Rox quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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
- 1959 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Rox quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Overton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Rox between 1993 and 2009, burning about 27 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None 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/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | US 93 MM 2 |
| 13 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | BUNKERHILL |
| 3 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | NATOUT 3 |
| 7 June 2001 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Ely District Office | ROX |
| 20 April 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | FERRIER |
| 30 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 acres | Ely District Office | MEADOW VALLEY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Rox: 1 producer, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, PGE. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moapa | Gold, PGE | Prospect | ||
| Moapa Venture | Gold | Producer | Unknown | |
| Roaring Springs Ranch | Gold | Unknown |
Storms near this place
3 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rox in 3 storm reports between 2014 and 2025: 3 flash flood. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Rox | $2,000 | Water and debris covered Highway 93 between Lincoln County mile markers 2 and 4, closing the highway. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Rox | $2,000 | Highways 93 and 168 were impassable due to flooding. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Rox | $1,000 | Highway 93 was flooded and closed at Lincoln County mile marker 3. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoya | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Galt | 10.0 miles | 15 | |
| Angle City | 12.0 miles | 15 | |
| Carp | 18.4 miles | 16 | |
| Kiernan (historical) | 30.0 miles | 16 | |
| Viola (historical) | 30.5 miles | 16 | |
| Kyle | 31.4 miles | 16 | |
| Elgin | 33.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 843386. 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.







