El Rio, Arizona
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Tucson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85745. It stands on Julian Wash. The Survey maps it on the Tucson quadrangle.
On record in El Rio
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 12 of 13 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Dodson-Esquivel Houselisted 1992 · 0.3 miles away
Menlo Park Historic Districtlisted 2010 · 0.7 miles away
El Paso and Southwestern Railroad Depotlisted 2004 · 0.7 miles away
Schwalen-Gomez Houselisted 1992 · 0.7 miles away
Miracle Mile Historic District (Additional Documentation)listed 2017 · 0.8 miles away
Bray-Valenzuela Houselisted 1992 · 0.8 miles away
John Spring Neighborhood Historic Districtlisted 1989 · 0.9 miles away
Ronstadt-Sims Adobe Warehouselisted 1989 · 1.0 miles away
Copper Bell Bed and Breakfastlisted 1992 · 1.0 miles away- Barrio Anitalisted 2011 · 0.5 miles away
- Sabedra-Huerta Houselisted 1988 · 0.6 miles away
- Blixt-Avitia Houselisted 1992 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 25 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.
- 1904 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1,398 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,398 fires within 5 miles of El Rio between 1993 and 2020, burning about 128 acres in total. 54 started naturally. 37 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 | 1289 |
| Natural | 54 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 37 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tucson Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tucson Fire Department | 1862510 |
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tucson Fire Department | 1862597 |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tucson Fire Department | 1862310 |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tucson Fire Department | 1862474 |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 7 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 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of El Rio: 13 past producers, 9 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Axe Mine | Silica, Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1907, 1970 | |
| Battle Axe Mine | Silica, Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Old Mission Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Pass Mine | Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Pyrite | |
| Tucson Tufa Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| De Vay Brick Co | Clay | Unknown | ||
| De Vay Brick Co. | Brick Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Grabe Brick Co | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Grabe Brick Co. | Brick Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Old Pueblo Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pascua Yaqui Indian Village | 0.9 miles | 25 | |
| Polo Village | 2.2 miles | 25 | |
| Silent Wheels Ranchomes | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Amphitheater | 2.7 miles | 26 | |
| South Tucson | 2.7 miles | 25 | |
| Stockham | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Gardner Estates | 3.4 miles | 20 | |
| Tucson | 3.5 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 25238. 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.













