Welcome to Amber ...
So far, we found very little information about Amber. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Amber to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Amber, please Contact Us.
Amber would have been located within present day Clark County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Amber is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Amber was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Amber and travel south, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
The Area Codes where Amber was located: 702 & 725<4>
Communities Also Named Amber ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Amber - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Michigan, New York, Oklahoma, Ontario and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Amber.
Communities near Amber ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Amber.
- Simonsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simonsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonsville
- Simonsville is located in Clark County
- Simonsville has also been known as:
- Simonville
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Simonsville
- From Amber to Simonsville
- Glendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Clark County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Glendale
- From Amber to Glendale
- Overton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Overton is located in Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Overton
- From Amber to Overton
- Moapa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moapa
- Moapa is located in Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moapa <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Moapa
- From Amber to Moapa
- Silver City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Clark County
- Moapa Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moapa Town have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moapa Town
- Moapa Town is located in Clark County
- Lost City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Saint Thomas ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Saint Thomas is located in Clark County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Saint Thomas
- From Amber to Saint Thomas
- Rox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rox. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rox
- Rox is located in Lincoln County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rox
- From Amber to Rox
- Dry Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dry Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Lake
- Dry Lake is located in Clark County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dry Lake
- From Amber to Dry Lake
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Amber. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amber.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Amber. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amber.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Amber. See our Newspapers Page for Amber.
Adding Amber to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Amber in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Amber was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Amber.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clark County: www.accessclarkcounty.com/
The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Amber, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Amber - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 702 code has been Overlayed with the 725 area code. New phone numbers in the Amber area will be assigned with one of these codes: 702 or 725. As a result, placing a call in the Amber area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |