Saint Thomas, Nevada
22 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 89040. It stands on Saint Thomas Wash. The Survey maps it on the Overton Beach quadrangle. It stands 1,204 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 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
- 1926 USGS Bonelli quadrangle1:96000
- 1953 USGS Overton Beach quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 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
- 1983 USGS Overton Beach quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Lake Mead quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
24 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Saint Thomas (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 252 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 2 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 | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1993 | Fireworks | under an acre | Lake Mead National Recreation Area | WEDDINATON |
| 17 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Lake Mead National Recreation Area | VISITOR |
| 13 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Lake Mead National Recreation Area | BAKER |
| 1 September 1997 | Smoking | under an acre | Lake Mead National Recreation Area | MM 46 |
| 14 August 2005 | Natural | 25 acres | Lake Mead National Recreation Area | DIRTY NECK |
| 12 August 2004 | Natural | 50 acres | Lake Mead National Recreation Area | OVERTON |
| 11 August 1996 | Natural | 127 acres | Lake Mead National Recreation Area | DRIPPING S |
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lower Colorado Region | SWAMP SPRING |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Saint Thomas (historical): 5 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Salt, Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simplot Silica Sand Co. Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| R-55 Pit & Plant | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Red Sand Pit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Big Cliff Mine | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Salt Cove Salt Domes | Salt | Occurrence | ||
| Salvation Salt Mine | Salt | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost City (historical) | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Kaolin (historical) | 3.7 miles | 21 | |
| Stewarts Point | 6.2 miles | 23 | |
| Overton | 6.7 miles | 21 | |
| Old Overton (historical) | 7.6 miles | 21 | |
| Simonsville (historical) | 7.8 miles | 21 | |
| Glassand | 8.0 miles | 21 | |
| Saint Joseph (historical) | 8.5 miles | 21 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Saint Thomas (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2906795 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 849511. 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.









