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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1922 USGS Nutrioso quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Alpine quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Nutrioso quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Nutrioso quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Nutrioso quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
77 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | SKUNK |
| 3 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | HULSEY |
| 19 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | LOCO |
| 10 September 2004 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | PADDY |
| 6 August 1994 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | not named |
| 4 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Fort Apache Agency | BONITO CRK |
| 4 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | not named |
| 3 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Pits | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Loco Knoll Cinder Deposit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | ||
| Stone Creek Cinder Deposit | Volcanic Materials | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nutrioso | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Troweek | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Rosebud | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| Correjo Crossing | 7.6 miles | 17 | |
| Alpine | 9.9 miles | 14 | |
| Boneyard | 10.3 miles | 15 | |
| Eagar | 11.3 miles | 18 | |
| Crosby Crossing | 11.9 miles | 15 |
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 Q28221562 | 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 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.








