Ashurst, Arizona
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Pima census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85543. It stands on Hot Springs Wash. The Survey maps it on the Eden quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1954 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Thatcher quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Eden quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Safford quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
39 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Ashurst between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,202 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 2 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 | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Fort Apache Agency | ACROSS |
| 7 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gila District Office | DESERT SAGE |
| 6 July 1992 | Fireworks | 30 acres | Gila District Office | DEADMAN |
| 4 July 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | CANAL |
| 23 July 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Fort Apache Agency | GRAVEL |
| 23 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Gila District Office | NASH |
| 10 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fort Apache Agency | DEERSPRING |
| 5 June 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Ashurst: 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Water, Free, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham County Mn Deposits | Manganese | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Indian Hot Springs | Water, Free | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hot Springs | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Cork | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Eden | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Fort Thomas | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Glenbar | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Bryce | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Emery | 7.4 miles | 13 | |
| Dublin | 8.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 25297. 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.





