BlockColcord Mountain Estates, Arizona
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Payson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85541. The Survey maps it on the Woods Canyon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1886 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Woods Canyon quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Show Low quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Woods Canyon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Woods Canyon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
556 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 556 fires within 5 miles of Colcord Mountain Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,889 acres in total. 350 started naturally. 4 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 | 350 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 132 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2001 | Fireworks | 4.0 acres | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | MOSQUITO |
| 9 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | CLINE |
| 9 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | ZALE |
| 8 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | FULTON |
| 8 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | VALENTINE |
| 7 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | LOGGING |
| 7 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Tonto National Forest | EVENING |
| 6 September 2009 | Natural | 2.6 acres | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | LONESOME |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Colcord Mountain Estates: 3 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Dry Creek Hematite | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Dry Creek Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Haigler and Gordon Creeks Prospects | Iron | Occurrence | Replacement |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleepy Hollow | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Hunter Creek Ranch | 6.5 miles | 27 | |
| Mountain Meadow | 6.9 miles | 27 | |
| See Canyon Summer Homes | 6.9 miles | 27 | |
| Christopher Creek | 7.1 miles | 27 | |
| Mountain Meadows | 7.4 miles | 27 | |
| Bear Flat | 9.1 miles | 27 | |
| Spurlock | 10.6 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 39365. 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.