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West Point, Nevada

20 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 89025. The Survey maps it on the Moapa West quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

West Point within Clark County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 20 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

33 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of West Point (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 752 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 4 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/undetermined19
Natural4
Arson/incendiarism4
Debris and open burning3
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1
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
22 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeBIA 3 -LINCOLN
27 August 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeMM 85
21 August 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresSouthern Nevada District OfficeBIA 1
17 August 1992Debris and open burningunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeMOAPA
8 July 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresSouthern Nevada District OfficeCCFD 18
28 July 2014Naturalunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeMEADOW VALLEY
11 July 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresSouthern Nevada District OfficeUTE
1 July 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.4 acresSouthern Nevada District OfficeCCFD 8 MOAPA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clark County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of West Point (historical): 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Geothermal, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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
Moapa PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
SilverstoneGold, SilverPast Producer
Moapa Warm SpringsGeothermalProducer
Unnamed WellGeothermalProducer
White Star DepositGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer1919
White Star MineGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer1919

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
Moapa1.8 miles20
Moapa Town3.2 miles20
Arrowhead3.9 miles20
Hupton (historical)4.0 miles20
Glendale4.3 miles20
Jackman6.0 miles20
Ute7.6 miles20
Amber9.1 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 851278. 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.