East Flagstaff, Arizona
31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Flagstaff census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86004. It lies near Switzer Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Flagstaff East quadrangle.
On record in East Flagstaff
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Dean Eldredge Museumlisted 1994 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 1886 USGS San Francisco Mtns quadrangle1:250000
- 1891 USGS San Francisco Mtns quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS San Francisco Mtns quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1899 USGS San Francisco Mtns quadrangle1:250000
- 1908 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:125000
- 1912 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Flagstaff East quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1982 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
843 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 843 fires within 5 miles of East Flagstaff between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,465 acres in total. 251 started naturally. 29 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/undetermined | 345 |
| Natural | 251 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 169 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Smoking | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | PUEBLO |
| 8 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | BOTTOMLESS |
| 7 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | BOLD |
| 7 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | not named |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 6 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | LOFT |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | 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
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of East Flagstaff: 6 unknowns, 3 occurrences, 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Pumice, Volcanic Materials, Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anita | Lead, Limestone, General | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Elden Mtn. | Marble, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Red Hill Pit | Perlite | Producer | ||
| Wildcat Hill Pit | Volcanic Materials, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Cinders | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Limestone Occurrence | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Flagstaff East No. 5 Cinder Pit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | Cinders | |
| Red Hill Pit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | Cinders | |
| Sheep Hill | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | Cinders |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flagstaff | 2.2 miles | 30 | |
| Cogdill Center | 2.4 miles | 30 | |
| Elden Pueblo | 3.2 miles | 31 | |
| Fort Tuthill | 6.5 miles | 30 | |
| Riordan | 6.7 miles | 30 | |
| Mountain View Ranches | 7.2 miles | 22 | |
| Cosnino | 7.3 miles | 22 | |
| Kachina Village | 8.9 miles | 30 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122591484 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 28749. 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.












