BlockEmery, Arizona
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Pima census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85536. It stands on Goodwin Wash. The Survey maps it on the Geronimo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1954 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Bylas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Globe quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Geronimo quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
120 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 120 fires within 5 miles of Emery between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,043 acres in total. 13 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 | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Fort Apache Agency | YELLOWSPR |
| 7 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gila District Office | DESERT SAGE |
| 7 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | San Carlos Agency | BULL |
| 4 July 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.1 acres | San Carlos Agency | INDEPENDEN |
| 4 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 27 July 1998 | Natural | 1.5 acres | San Carlos Agency | BOW |
| 27 July 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | San Carlos Agency | TIRE |
| 24 July 1998 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Fort Apache Agency | ROUNDTOP |
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 Emery: 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Diatomite, Manganese, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almino Prospect | Manganese, Tungsten | Occurrence | Psilomelane | |
| Diatomite Occurrence | Diatomite | Occurrence | Diatomite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geronimo | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Fort Thomas | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Bylas | 7.0 miles | 13 | |
| Ashurst | 7.4 miles | 11 | |
| Indian Hot Springs | 7.9 miles | 11 | |
| Cork | 9.4 miles | 11 | |
| Eden | 9.9 miles | 11 | |
| Calva | 11.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 4432. 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.