Black Diamond, Arizona
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Sierra Vista census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85625. It stands on Black Diamond Peak. The Survey maps it on the Black Diamond Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1916 USGS Pearce quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1926 USGS Courtland quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Pearce quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Black Diamond Peak quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Chiricahua Peak quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Black Diamond Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
27 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Black Diamond between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,781 acres in total. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2015 | Natural | 290 acres | Coronado National Forest | LEMARCH |
| 29 August 1994 | Natural | 45 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 24 August 1995 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 20 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | NOONAN |
| 12 August 2010 | Natural | 7.6 acres | Coronado National Forest | BLACK DIAMOND |
| 2 July 2001 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Coronado National Forest | NOONEN |
| 17 July 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | COCHISE |
| 15 July 2007 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Coronado National Forest | CHINA CAMP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 42 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 42 workings within 5 miles of Black Diamond: 17 past producers, 17 prospects, 4 producers, 3 occurrences. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Zinc, Zinc, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Black Diamond Smelter Site | Gold, Refinery, Copper, Silver, Refinery | Plant | 1903 | |
| Barrett Gp.Courtland-Gleeson Dis | Manganese | Prospect | 1952 | |
| Black Diamond Mine | Copper, Silver, Iron, Lead, Gold, Titanium, Metal | Producer | 1892 | |
| Black Diamond Mine | Copper, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | 1898, 1899 | |
| Black Prince | Barium-Barite, Tungsten, Molybdenum, Zinc | Past Producer | 1932 | |
| Christmas Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | 1905, 1979 | |
| Christmas Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1905 | |
| Cobre Loma Mine | Zinc, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Contact Metamorphic | |
| Copper Ox Mine | Copper, Manganese, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1915, 1919 | |
| Copper Rocks Mine | Manganese, Silver, Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Sun Sites | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Pearce | 6.2 miles | 18 | |
| Courtland | 7.3 miles | 18 | |
| Gleeson | 8.6 miles | 21 | |
| Grizzles Orchard | 10.4 miles | 19 | |
| Tombstone | 12.4 miles | 21 | |
| Sunizona | 13.7 miles | 19 | |
| Manzoro | 14.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24324. 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.









