BlockBonita Trading Post, Arizona
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Fort Defiance census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86504. It stands on Bonito Creek. The Survey maps it on the Window Rock quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1886 USGS Fort Defiance quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Fort Defiance quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Zith-Tusayan Butte 4 NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Window Rock quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Ganado quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
165 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 165 fires within 5 miles of Bonita Trading Post between 1992 and 2020, burning about 204 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 73 |
| Natural | 27 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Fireworks | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | HWY-7-WEST |
| 6 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | COLD WASH |
| 4 September 1992 | Other causes | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | KTNN-SHED |
| 19 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | CARSON |
| 17 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | S BLUE CANYON 2 |
| 16 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | S BLUE CANYON |
| 16 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | NEZ-W-MILL |
| 15 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | OLDLAKERD2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Bonita Trading Post: 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Flagstone, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelly Sandstone | Flagstone | Occurrence | ||
| Fort Defiance | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Defiance | 0.6 miles | 18 | |
| Window Rock | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Saint Michaels | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| Sawmill | 12.5 miles | 19 | |
| Hunters Point | 13.1 miles | 16 | |
| Oak Springs | 18.3 miles | 15 | |
| Kinlichee | 18.9 miles | 19 | |
| Woodspring Trading Post | 20.4 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122593155 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 43088. 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.