Crosby Crossing, Arizona
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Eagar-Springerville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85920. The Survey maps it on the Rudd Knoll quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1922 USGS Nutrioso quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Big Lake quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Nutrioso quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Rudd Knoll quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Rudd Knoll quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
154 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 154 fires within 5 miles of Crosby Crossing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,212 acres in total. 110 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 110 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | SU |
| 5 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | OPEN DRAW 2 |
| 4 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | RAINBOW CAMPGROUND |
| 29 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | OPEN DRAW |
| 28 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | THREE FORKS |
| 15 September 2000 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | SALT HOUSE |
| 11 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | not named |
| 10 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | PONDEROSA PINE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Crosby Crossing: 4 unknowns, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Pumice, Volcanic Materials, Pumice, Perlite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila Valley Block Co Property | Pumice, Perlite | Unknown | ||
| Crescent Cinder Deposit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | ||
| Su Knoll Cinder Deposit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | ||
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Forks | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Boneyard | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Rosebud | 7.4 miles | 18 | |
| Nutrioso | 7.7 miles | 14 | |
| Greer | 9.1 miles | 18 | |
| Northwoods | 10.0 miles | 18 | |
| Alpine | 11.6 miles | 14 | |
| Feaster | 11.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 28182. 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.








