East Plantsite, Arizona
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Clifton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85540. It stands on Chase Creek. The Survey maps it on the Clifton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1902 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1913 USGS Morenci quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1915 USGS Morenci quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of East Plantsite between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gila District Office | OLD SAFFORD |
| 22 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | not named |
| 8 July 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | MULLIGAN |
| 7 July 2005 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | LIMESTONE |
| 3 July 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Gila District Office | GUTHRIE MT |
| 15 July 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | WATER CANYON |
| 13 July 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | PEAK |
| 2 June 2006 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Gila District Office | TURTLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 49 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 49 workings within 5 miles of East Plantsite: 24 producers, 14 past producers, 5 occurrences, 3 unknowns. 25 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Manganese, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Central Mine | Copper, Zinc, Iron | Producer | 1870, 1882, 1920 | |
| Bell and Pinkard Group | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Producer | 1949, 1951 | |
| Clifton Copper Mines | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Clifton Copper Mines | Copper, Molybdenum, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | 1875, 1905, 1911 | |
| Copper Mountain Kaolin Occurrence | Kaolin | Occurrence | Kaolinite | |
| Corporate and Climax Claims | Gold, Manganese | Past Producer | 1932 | |
| Detroit Mine | Copper, Silver, Manganese, Zinc | Past Producer | 1884, 1932 | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hormeyer Mine | Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Silver | Producer | 1875 | |
| Keppler | Gold, Copper, Iron, Silver | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plantsite | 1.0 miles | 20 | |
| Clifton | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Stargo | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Morenci | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Metcalf (historical) | 5.3 miles | 20 | |
| Maques Place | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Aragon Place | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Guthrie | 7.8 miles | 12 |
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 Q122539722 | 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 28781. 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.










