Las Vegas, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Big Wells census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78830. The Survey maps it on the Las Vegas quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 8 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.
- 1953 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Woodward quadrangle1:62500
- 1961 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Las Vegas between 2005 and 2009, burning about 1,470 acres in total. None 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/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 11 July 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 90 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 March 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 400 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROCKIN ROBIN |
| 30 March 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BUACH RANCH ON HWY 85 EAST |
| 23 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Wells | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Valley Wells | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Brundage | 9.7 miles | 8 | |
| Kearny | 14.4 miles | 12 | |
| Catarina | 15.4 miles | 12 | |
| Asherton | 16.1 miles | 10 | |
| Carrizo Hill | 18.3 miles | 9 | |
| Carrizo Hills Colonia | 18.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380062. 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.






