BlockContention, Arizona
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Sierra Vista census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85638. It stands on Willow Wash. The Survey maps it on the Land quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1915 USGS Benson quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1922 USGS St. David quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Benson quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS St. David quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Land quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Fort Huachuca quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS Land quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
51 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Contention between 1992 and 2019, burning about 157 acres in total. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Gila District Office | SATURDAY |
| 4 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gila District Office | KELLAR |
| 26 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | HWY 80 MM 309 |
| 8 July 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Gila District Office | INBALANCE |
| 20 July 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Gila District Office | FAIRBANK |
| 2 July 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 12 July 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Gila District Office | COTTONWOOD |
| 11 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Contention: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Geothermal, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eads Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Geothermal | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boquillas | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Benson Junction | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Fairbank (historical) | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| Escalante Crossing | 6.4 miles | 21 | |
| Curtiss | 8.1 miles | 21 | |
| Tombstone | 8.1 miles | 21 | |
| Whetstone | 8.9 miles | 25 | |
| Charleston (historical) | 9.3 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24378. 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.