BlockChuwut Murk, Arizona
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Tohono O'odham Nation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85634. The Survey maps it on the Kupk quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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 Sonoyta quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Gu Oidak quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Lukeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Kupk quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Lukeville quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Kupk quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
6 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Chuwut Murk between 1992 and 2016, burning about 6 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Papago Agency | VAMORI |
| 13 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Papago Agency | KUPK FIRE |
| 4 May 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Papago Agency | DIRT BURN |
| 1 May 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Papago Agency | CAMP FIRE |
| 25 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 10 December 2016 | Firearms and explosives use | under an acre | Papago Agency | UDA TIRE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Chuwut Murk: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuwut Murk Well | Geothermal | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kupk | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Gu Oidak | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Chukut Kuk | 8.7 miles | 8 | |
| Kaihon Kug | 9.6 miles | 14 | |
| Sivili Chuchg | 9.9 miles | 8 | |
| Cowlic | 9.9 miles | 17 | |
| Stan Shuatuk | 10.2 miles | 8 | |
| Kui Tatk | 11.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2919. 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.