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Clear Creek, Arizona

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Camp Verde-Sedona census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86322. It stands on Wickiup Creek. The Survey maps it on the Camp Verde quadrangle.

Clear Creek within Yavapai County

On record in Clear Creek

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

187 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 187 fires within 5 miles of Clear Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,186 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 2 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/undetermined94
Natural23
Equipment and vehicle use23
Debris and open burning12
Recreation and ceremony11
Smoking10
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Arson/incendiarism2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Fireworks1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
26 September 2002Naturalunder an acrePrescott National ForestVERDE
25 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
20 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
17 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
8 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCopper Canyon Fire and Medical Authority182295
7 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCopper Canyon Fire and Medical Authority182286
6 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
5 August 1994Naturalunder an acrePrescott National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yavapai County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 22 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Clear Creek: 6 past producers, 5 prospects, 5 producers, 4 occurrences. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sodium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Camp Verde Salt MineHalite, Sodium, Gypsum-Anhydrite, ClayPast ProducerClay, Gypsum, Halite, Mirabilite
Larson QuarryGypsum-Anhydrite, BentoniteProducerBentonite, Gypsum
Larson QuarryBentonite, Gypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Saline Water Well Near Camp VerdeHalite, Bromine, SodiumOccurrenceBrine, Halite
Saline Well Near Camp VerdeBromine, Halite, SodiumOccurrenceBrine
Squaw Peak MineMolybdenum, Copper, Silver, Lead, ZincPast Producer1944, 1946
Verde River DepositDiatomite, Clay, Gypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceClay, Diatomite, Gypsum
Verde River DepositDiatomite, Clay, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, GeneralProspect
Verde Swuaw Copper Mining Co PropCopperProspect
Camp Verde DepositSodium, Clay, Gypsum-AnhydritePast Producer

Every working recorded in Yavapai County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Mountain View Estates1.5 miles21
Wingfield1.6 miles21
Paradise Acres1.9 miles21
Country Estates2.0 miles21
Fort Verde Estates2.4 miles21
Jordan Meadows2.8 miles21
Pioneer Acres2.9 miles21
Security Acres3.2 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 27697. 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.