Black Bear Spring, Arizona
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Bisbee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85615. It lies near Miller Peak. The Survey maps it on the Miller Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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.
- 1914 USGS Hereford quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1922 USGS Sunnyside quadrangle1:62500
- 1938 USGS Sunnyside quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Miller Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Sunnyside quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Miller Peak quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Sunnyside quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Miller Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
311 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 311 fires within 5 miles of Black Bear Spring between 1992 and 2020, burning about 40,270 acres in total. 48 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 203 |
| Natural | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | BEAR CAMP |
| 29 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | MILLER CAMP |
| 28 September 2002 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Coronado National Forest | VISTA |
| 28 September 2002 | Natural | 45 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | VISTA FIRE |
| 27 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | HUNTER II |
| 27 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | LOWER CARR |
| 21 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coronado National Memorial | BORDER ROAD |
| 21 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | STUMP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 65 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 65 workings within 5 miles of Black Bear Spring: 37 past producers, 13 producers, 8 prospects, 5 occurrences. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Silver, Gold, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alto Mine | Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Armistice Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | 1941, 1949 | |
| Armistice Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | 1940 | |
| Baumkirchner Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc | Prospect | 1925 | |
| Baumkirscher Mine | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Boston, Sampson, and Way Up Claims | Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | 1937 | |
| Cave Creek Canyon Mine | Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Columbia Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Corbett Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Fletcher | Silver, Gold | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicksville | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Ramsey | 4.3 miles | 23 | |
| Bledsoe | 4.4 miles | 23 | |
| Sierra Vista Estates | 6.9 miles | 23 | |
| Sunnyside | 7.0 miles | 24 | |
| Miracle Valley | 7.2 miles | 19 | |
| Palominas | 9.0 miles | 19 | |
| Hereford | 10.7 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 39195. 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.











