Winterwood, Nevada
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Clark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89142. It stands on Flamingo Wash. The Survey maps it on the Las Vegas NE quadrangle. 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 25 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.
- 1907 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1908 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1952 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:62500
- 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
- 1967 USGS Las Vegas NE quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1973 USGS Las Vegas NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
Fires near this place
106 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Winterwood (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 507 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 53 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Fireworks | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | BON FIRE |
| 3 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | SWAMP |
| 17 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | HENDERSON ASSIST 2 |
| 16 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | BOR 1 |
| 27 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Clark County Fire Department | CCFD 11 - SAM BOYD |
| 23 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Clark County Fire Department | CLRX 77 |
| 23 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | RISE |
| 2 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | CCFD 4 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Winterwood (historical): 3 producers, 3 past producers, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frenchman Mine | Copper | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Little Hal, Steve #1 & 11 Claims | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| White Eagle Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Whiting Bros Pit & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Henderson Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Middle East Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Womack Construction Co. Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillegas (historical) | 1.5 miles | 25 | |
| East Las Vegas | 3.7 miles | 24 | |
| Winchester | 3.9 miles | 25 | |
| Sunrise Manor | 4.5 miles | 25 | |
| Las Vegas | 5.0 miles | 25 | |
| North Las Vegas | 5.0 miles | 25 | |
| Hoover City (historical) | 5.5 miles | 25 | |
| Whitney | 5.7 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 846684. 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.









