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Conger, Arizona

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Buckeye census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85326. The Survey maps it on the Hassayampa quadrangle.

Conger within Maricopa County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 19 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

254 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 254 fires within 5 miles of Conger between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,848 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 18 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/undetermined221
Arson/incendiarism18
Natural7
Smoking3
Debris and open burning2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
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
9 September 2018Arson/incendiarismunder an acreBuckeye Fire Department334632
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
6 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBuckeye Fire Department331360
6 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeAZ-100995
30 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
30 September 2018Arson/incendiarismunder an acreBuckeye Valley Fire District362314
28 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
19 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeAZ-121649

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Maricopa County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Conger: 5 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Mica. 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
Buckeye Mica MillMicaProducer
Goldspot#1&2 Pat ClaimGoldUnknown
Holder ClaimsGoldProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
SandpitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
United Metro Plant #10, Buckeye, AzSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Maricopa 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
Palo Verde2.0 miles19
Buckeye3.9 miles19
Hassayampa4.0 miles19
Valencia4.0 miles21
Allenville4.1 miles19
Dixie5.4 miles17
Arlington6.5 miles17
Liberty9.4 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24377. 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.