Columbia, Arizona
31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Congress census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85342. It lies near Rockwall Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Columbia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 31 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
- 1903 USGS Bradshaw Mountains quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Crown King quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Crown King quadrangle1:63360, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Crown King 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
- 1969 USGS Columbia quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Bradshaw Mts quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
19 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Columbia between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,647 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 12 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | not named |
| 25 August 1993 | Natural | 15 acres | Phoenix District Office | LAKE 2 |
| 4 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | HORSESHOE BAR |
| 29 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northwest District | LUCKY |
| 29 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Phoenix District Office | CASTLE |
| 28 July 1995 | Natural | 80 acres | Phoenix District Office | SILVER |
| 22 July 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | COW CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 62 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 62 workings within 5 miles of Columbia: 20 prospects, 18 past producers, 17 producers, 4 occurrences. 17 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acquisition | Gold, Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Acquisition Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver | Producer | 1913, 1938 | |
| Arizona Black Donkey | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Blue Bird Group | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Castle Hot Springs | Silica, Quartz | Past Producer | Chalcedony | |
| Castle Hot Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Columbia Mine | Gold, Platinum | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| El Pero Bonito Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold | Producer | 1875, 1910, 1927 | |
| Foy Group | Lead, Tungsten, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Golden Anchor Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead | Producer | 1948, 1953 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humbug | 1.6 miles | 31 | |
| Tip Top (historical) | 3.6 miles | 28 | |
| Castle Hot Springs | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Packer | 5.0 miles | 31 | |
| Casa Rosa | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| Burro John | 7.2 miles | 31 | |
| Gillette | 7.9 miles | 28 | |
| Fort Misery | 7.9 miles | 31 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24376. 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.













