Chrysotile, Arizona
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Globe-Miami census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85501. The Survey maps it on the Chrysotile quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1922 USGS Chrysotile quadrangle1:125000
- 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 Chrysotile quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1992 USGS Seneca quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Chrysotile quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
39 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Chrysotile between 1993 and 2020, burning about 178 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Carlos Agency | TANKS |
| 9 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | not named |
| 7 August 2009 | Natural | 10 acres | San Carlos Agency | ZTK |
| 3 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | TIMBER |
| 20 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fort Apache Agency | not named |
| 4 July 2001 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Tonto National Forest | WILLOW |
| 3 July 1996 | Natural | under an acre | San Carlos Agency | SENECA |
| 27 July 2014 | Natural | under an acre | San Carlos Agency | SENECA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 48 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 48 workings within 5 miles of Chrysotile: 30 past producers, 8 prospects, 8 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Asbestos, Uranium, Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliffbestos Group | Asbestos, Semiprecious Gemstone | Unknown | ||
| Cobb & Dunaway Group | Asbestos, Manganese | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Emsco Mine | Asbestos, Wollastonite | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Fourth of July | Asbestos, Iron | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel | |
| Hillside Deposit | Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | ||
| Seneca Iron | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Seneca Prospect | Asbestos, Tungsten, Iron | Past Producer | Chrysotile, Magnetite, Wollastonite | |
| Snakebit Mine | Uranium, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Snakebit Mine | Uranium, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Tucker | 7.2 miles | 15 | |
| Sawmill | 12.4 miles | 12 | |
| Dagger | 13.4 miles | 17 | |
| McMillianville | 14.0 miles | 15 | |
| Bear Canyon Junction | 16.8 miles | 12 | |
| Black River Crossing | 18.9 miles | 13 | |
| Cedar Creek Crossing | 21.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24368. 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.








