Central Heights, Arizona
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Globe-Miami census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85501. It lies near Russell Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Globe quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1901 USGS Globe quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1902 USGS Globe quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Globe quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 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
- 1986 USGS Globe quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Globe quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
150 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Central Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 230 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 |
| Natural | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tri-City Fire District | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Natural | 155 acres | Tonto National Forest | MUSKHOG |
| 6 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | BEAUTY |
| 30 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Tonto National Forest | not named |
| 29 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tri-City Fire District | 2703 |
| 29 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Globe Fire Department | 1433 |
| 25 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Globe Fire Department | 1418 |
| 25 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tri-City Fire District | 2663 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 161 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 161 workings within 5 miles of Central Heights: 94 past producers, 44 producers, 10 prospects, 9 occurrences. 45 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Copper, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Lea Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Molybdenum, Vanadium, Zinc | Past Producer | 1941, 1946 | |
| Albert Lea Tunnels | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| Apache Mine | Vanadium, Lead, Molybdenum, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold, Semiprecious Gemstone | Past Producer | 1875, 1929, 1957 | |
| Arizona Commercial Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Silica | Past Producer | 1905, 1979 | |
| Azurite Mine | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Azurite Property | Copper, Semiprecious Gemstone | Producer | ||
| Big Johnnie Mine | Copper, Iron | Past Producer | 1901 | |
| Cedar Tree Deposit | Silver, Copper, Gold, Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Cities & Diamond H | Copper, Gold, Zinc, Silver, Molybdenum, Lead, Uranium, Gemstone | Past Producer | 1896 | |
| Copper Hill | Copper, Silica, Silver, Uranium | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland City | 0.5 miles | 20 | |
| Miami Gardens | 0.7 miles | 20 | |
| Little Acres | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Claypool | 1.5 miles | 20 | |
| Globe | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Lower Miami | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Burch | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Dimario Place | 2.4 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 27469. 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.









