Forrest, Arizona
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Bisbee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85607. The Survey maps it on the Paul Spur quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 22 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.
- 1914 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1916 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:125000
- 1919 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:125000
- 1925 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:62500
- 1933 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Paul Spur quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
52 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Forrest between 1992 and 2020, burning about 900 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 2 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 | 19 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 21 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | CRAZY CLOWN |
| 5 August 2002 | Natural | 10 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | BORDER |
| 16 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | RAINY |
| 9 July 2017 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Gila District Office | GREY FACE |
| 19 July 2004 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | PIRTLE |
| 17 July 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | SPUR |
| 16 July 1994 | Natural | 3.0 acres | 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 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Forrest: 4 occurrences, 4 producers, 2 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Manganese, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Quarry | Marble, Dimension, Limestone, High Calcium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension | Producer | 1965 | |
| Marguette & Arizona Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | Psilomelane | |
| No. 1 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Paul Lime Quarry | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Unidentified Silica | Silica | Past Producer | Quartzite | |
| Warren Basin Leasing and Devel Co | Lead, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Bisbee Se No. 1 | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Paul Lime Plant | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Spur | 0.4 miles | 22 | |
| Calumet | 6.4 miles | 23 | |
| Double Adobe | 7.2 miles | 23 | |
| Bisbee Junction | 8.5 miles | 22 | |
| Corta Junction | 8.5 miles | 24 | |
| Warren | 8.6 miles | 24 | |
| Pirtleville | 8.8 miles | 23 | |
| Bakerville | 9.3 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24420. 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.











