Dobson, Arizona
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Marana census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85653. The Survey maps it on the West of Marana quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1934 USGS Tucson Mountains quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Silver Bell Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS West of Marana quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Silver Bell Mountains quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS West of Marana quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
159 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 159 fires within 5 miles of Dobson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,067 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 | 113 |
| Smoking | 21 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Avra Valley Fire District | 1826628 |
| 30 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Avra Valley Fire District | NOT NAMED |
| 27 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Avra Valley Fire District | NOT NAMED |
| 27 September 1996 | Smoking | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 22 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Avra Valley Fire District | not named |
| 21 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Avra Valley Fire District | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Dobson: 6 occurrences, 4 past producers. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand and Gravel Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sand and Gravel | |
| Sand and Gravel Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sand and Gravel | |
| Unknown | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Geothermal | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naviska | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Avra Valley | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Nelson | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Marana | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Rillito | 8.3 miles | 20 | |
| Picture Rocks | 9.1 miles | 19 | |
| Avra | 10.8 miles | 19 | |
| Silver Bell | 12.7 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24401. 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.









