BlockEl Tule, Arizona
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the St. Johns census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85936. It stands on Alamo Wash. The Survey maps it on the Salado quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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 St Johns quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS St Johns quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Saint Johns quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Saint Johns quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Saint Johns quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Saint Johns quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Salado quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Springerville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of El Tule between 1996 and 2020, burning about 24 acres in total. None 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 | 11 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northeast District | PUERCO |
| 5 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 20 June 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | ATASCOCITA |
| 11 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northeast District | LYMAN |
| 26 May 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | LYMAN |
| 21 May 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | CHIMNEY WASH |
| 20 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | HUNT |
| 13 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | GUN RANGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of El Tule: 1 prospect, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Cap Claims | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Tom Cat 1-8 | Uranium | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salado | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Richville | 6.8 miles | 17 | |
| Saint Johns | 8.9 miles | 16 | |
| Concho | 12.9 miles | 17 | |
| Green Spot | 13.1 miles | 18 | |
| Heap Place | 14.1 miles | 17 | |
| Vernon | 17.8 miles | 19 | |
| Springerville | 18.0 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24403. 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.