Calva, Arizona
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the San Carlos census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85530. It stands on Fivemile Wash. The Survey maps it on the Calva quadrangle.
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 Bylas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Globe quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Calva quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
295 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 295 fires within 5 miles of Calva between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,536 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 114 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 114 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 45 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 44 |
| Smoking | 17 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Carlos Agency | MIRACLE |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Carlos Agency | OIL CAN |
| 29 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Carlos Agency | CULBERT |
| 27 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Carlos Agency | FARMERS |
| 4 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Carlos Agency | EMS |
| 3 August 2004 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | San Carlos Agency | WHITE CITY |
| 3 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | San Carlos Agency | BLOW |
| 28 August 2020 | Smoking | 937 acres | San Carlos Agency | LIGHT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Calva: 3 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Iron | Iron, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Myres Property | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Southland Copper Claims | Gold, Copper, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Calva in 3 storm reports between 2015 and 2021: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calva | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a tree, which well on a vehicle at Rodeo Lane near Highway 70 in Peridot. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Calva | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calva | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bylas | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Natches | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Geronimo | 10.7 miles | 13 | |
| Emery | 11.8 miles | 13 | |
| Ellison Place (historical) | 13.6 miles | 14 | |
| Fort Thomas | 15.3 miles | 11 | |
| Aravaipa | 17.8 miles | 18 | |
| Ashurst | 19.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2383. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







