Cherry, Arizona
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Mingus Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86327. The Survey maps it on the Cherry quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 28 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.
- 1887 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1905 USGS Jerome quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Mingus Mountain quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Mingus Mtn quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Mingus Mtn quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Cherry quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
32 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Cherry between 1992 and 2020, burning about 74 acres in total. 12 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 | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | RACETACK |
| 5 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | PINTO |
| 23 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | BOULDER |
| 9 July 1992 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Prescott National Forest | not named |
| 4 July 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | not named |
| 3 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | GRAY WOLF |
| 29 July 2005 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Prescott National Forest | BUCKBED |
| 15 July 2005 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Prescott National Forest | BOULDER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 74 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 74 workings within 5 miles of Cherry: 24 past producers, 23 producers, 15 prospects, 9 occurrences. 23 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann C | Gold, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Black Chief | Copper, Iron, Manganese, Silica, Titanium | Past Producer | ||
| Black Hawk Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver, Molybdenum | Producer | 1935, 1942 | |
| Cash Reserve | Manganese, Iron, Sulfur, Titanium, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica | Prospect | ||
| Climax | Gold, Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Etta Patent M S 833 | Gold, Copper, Quartz | Past Producer | ||
| Etta Mine | Silver, Gold, Quartz | Producer | 1908, 1913 | |
| Godac Group | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Gold Coin | Silver, Gold, Iron, Manganese, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Coin Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper | Producer | 1931, 1941 |
Storms near this place
1 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cherry in 1 storm report in 2001: 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2001 | Flood | Cherry | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hecla | 5.5 miles | 28 | |
| Flower Pot | 7.0 miles | 21 | |
| Aultman | 7.0 miles | 21 | |
| Bignotti | 7.8 miles | 21 | |
| Middle Verde | 8.3 miles | 21 | |
| Cedar Mill | 8.4 miles | 22 | |
| Verde Village | 8.6 miles | 29 | |
| Verde River Meadows One | 9.1 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 27538. 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.













