BlockBlack River Crossing, Arizona
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Fort Apache census division. It lies near Bronco Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Forks Butte quadrangle.
On record in Black River Crossing
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Black River Bridgelisted 1988 · 0.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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 Mesa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Forks Butte quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Forks Butte quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Seneca quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
35 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Black River Crossing between 1993 and 2019, burning about 465 acres in total. 31 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 | 31 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 1995 | Natural | 2.5 acres | San Carlos Agency | PHILLIPS |
| 6 August 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Fort Apache Agency | 7-MILE |
| 5 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | San Carlos Agency | MAVERICK |
| 4 August 2000 | Natural | 150 acres | San Carlos Agency | BRONCO |
| 28 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | San Carlos Agency | BLACK RIVER |
| 16 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | San Carlos Agency | TUDDLE |
| 10 August 2012 | Natural | 4.0 acres | San Carlos Agency | POPCORN |
| 1 August 2016 | Natural | 1.0 acres | San Carlos Agency | BRONCO |
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Black River Crossing: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Mesa | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Creek Crossing | 10.5 miles | 12 | |
| Canyon Day | 11.0 miles | 12 | |
| Sawmill | 11.8 miles | 12 | |
| Fort Apache Junction | 12.3 miles | 12 | |
| Cedar Creek | 12.8 miles | 12 | |
| Dehorn | 12.9 miles | 11 | |
| Bear Canyon Junction | 15.5 miles | 12 | |
| Seneca | 16.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24325. 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.