BlockBisbee Junction, Arizona
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Bisbee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85603. The Survey maps it on the Naco quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 22 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.
- 1902 USGS Bisbee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1910 USGS Bisbee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1916 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:125000
- 1919 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:125000
- 1927 USGS Bisbee quadrangle1:62500
- 1933 USGS Bisbee quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Bisbee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Naco quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
36 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Bisbee Junction between 1992 and 2019, burning about 374 acres in total. 4 started naturally. None 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 | 23 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bisbee Fire Department | not named |
| 11 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Southeast District | KINLEY |
| 26 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | ARIZONA STREET |
| 25 July 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 29 June 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | HIGH LONESOME |
| 27 June 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gila District Office | GOLDEN GULCH |
| 27 June 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 26 June 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | 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
10 of 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Bisbee Junction: 26 past producers, 3 producers, 3 occurrences, 3 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Manganese, Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boras Mine | Copper, Manganese, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Briggs Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Briggs Mine | Copper, Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Cole Mine | Copper, Silver, Bismuth | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Glance Mine | Copper, Vanadium, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| Gold Hill | Manganese, Copper, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Houghton Development Co | Manganese, Copper, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Naco | Limestone, General | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Naco | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| New Era and Adjoining Claims | Manganese, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | Replacement |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corta Junction | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Naco | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Huachuca Terrace | 3.7 miles | 24 | |
| Don Luis | 3.9 miles | 24 | |
| Warren | 4.1 miles | 24 | |
| Tintown | 4.4 miles | 24 | |
| South Bisbee | 4.6 miles | 24 | |
| Briggs | 4.7 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437. 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.