South County
(Unincorporated Town Administered by Clark County.
Includes the communities of Cal-Nev-Ari; Goodsprings; Jean; Nelson; Primm; Sandy Valley; Searchlight and Sloan.) |
Location: South of the Las Vegas Valley
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| Size: 1,132,881 acres; 1,770 sq miles |
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Land Use Plan: Latest plan adopted in 2005.
Land Use Plan Maps
Land Use Plan Text
Existing Land Use Table
Draft Land Use Plan: March 11, 2008
Draft Land Use Plan Text
Draft Land Use Plan Maps
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Special Overlay Districts in the South County:
Gaming Enterprise Overlay District Map
Ivanpah Airport Noise Compatibility Area
Utility and Transportation Corridor |
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| History of the South County Towns |
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| Goodsprings |
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| Named for Joseph Good, whose cattle frequented a spring nestled in the southeastern foothills of the Spring Mountains, Goodsprings was once the heart of the most productive mining districts in Clark County. Over the years, lead, silver, copper, zinc, gold and silver have all been mined from this area. Before 1900, a small cluster of tent cabins and a mill were erected, a post office was opened, and Lincoln County established Goodsprings Township. In 1904, Salt Lake City mining interests platted the Goodsprings Township. Most early buildings in the town were constructed during the boom spurred by the railroad in 1910-1911. After World War I, mining slowed and families moved away. World War II created a second boom, but it too slowed after the war ended. The town's population has dwindled to approximately 200. |
| 01/05/16 |
Ordinance referencing speeding. Town boundaries defined as being three square miles from the school house. |
| 04/07/75 |
Resolution authorizing election of citizens advisory council. |
| 04/21/75 |
Appointment of citizens advisory council. |
| 04/21/92 |
Creates Goodsprings Citizens Advisory Council. |
| 08/17/04 |
Ordinance No. 3112 expanded jurisdictional boundary of Goodsprings Citizens Advisory Council. |
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| Sandy Valley |
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Sandy Valley came into being in 1893 when a ten stamp mill was constructed to handle the ore from the Keystone gold mine. It was granted a post office in January of 1896. |
| 08/05/92 |
Adds Sandy Valley to Community District 5 zoning. |
| 12/30/03 |
Ordinance No. 3018 to create the Citizens Advisory Council and expanded the jurisdictional boundary. |
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| Searchlight |
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Here are two stories on how Searchlight was named:
The first version:
Two men, G.F. Colton and A.E. "Gus" Moore were in this area looking for mining claims. Mr. Colton lit his pipe and noticed he was using Searchlight matches. As a name was needed for the mine they had just located, they named it Searchlight.
The second story is that the same two men were looking for gold in the rock of the mine and one said to the other, "if there is gold, you would need a searchlight to find it." The founding of Searchlight: July 20, 1898. |
| 08/05/19 |
Unincorporated Town of Searchlight created/boundaries. |
| 08/17/73 |
Ordinance 410 provided citizens advisory council. |
| 12/04/79 |
Ordinance 662 formed unincorporated town, set boundaries and created town advisory board . |
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