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Feaster, Arizona

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Eagar-Springerville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85932. The Survey maps it on the Nutrioso quadrangle. It stands 8,212 feet above sea level.

Feaster within Apache County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

77 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Feaster between 1992 and 2020, burning about 548 acres in total. 46 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
Natural46
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Debris and open burning7
Equipment and vehicle use3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2011Naturalunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National ForestSKUNK
3 September 1996Naturalunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National ForestHULSEY
19 September 2015Naturalunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National ForestLOCO
10 September 2004Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresApache-Sitgreaves National ForestPADDY
6 August 1994Natural5.0 acresApache-Sitgreaves National Forestnot named
4 August 2000Naturalunder an acreFort Apache AgencyBONITO CRK
4 August 1994Naturalunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National Forestnot named
3 August 1993Naturalunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Apache County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Feaster: 2 past producers, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Volcanic Materials, Pumice. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cinder PitPumiceUnknown
Cinder PitsPumiceUnknown
Loco Knoll Cinder DepositVolcanic MaterialsPast Producer
Stone Creek Cinder DepositVolcanic MaterialsPast Producer

Every working recorded in Apache County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Nutrioso4.3 miles14
Troweek6.2 miles15
Rosebud6.5 miles18
Correjo Crossing7.6 miles17
Alpine9.9 miles14
Boneyard10.3 miles15
Eagar11.3 miles18
Crosby Crossing11.9 miles15

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 Q28221562The 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 39043. 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.