Fortuna, Arizona
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Yuma census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85365. It stands on Fortuna Wash. The Survey maps it on the Fortuna quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1926 USGS Fortuna quadrangle1:62500
- 1929 USGS Fortuna quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1942 USGS Yuma quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Fortuna quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1993 USGS Yuma quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
107 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 107 fires within 5 miles of Fortuna between 1993 and 2020, burning about 94 acres in total. 2 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 | 71 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Colorado River District | NORTH GILA |
| 7 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado River District | LEO |
| 30 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Yuma Fire Department | 1811718 |
| 22 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado River District | SIPHON |
| 22 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado River District | BLASEDELL2 |
| 22 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado River District | BLASEDELL |
| 20 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado River District | YUMA LAKES |
| 2 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Yuma Fire Department | 1810520 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Fortuna: 35 unknowns, 3 producers, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Geothermal, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Marble, Dimension, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Lead Co Mill | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Marble Gully | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | Marble | |
| Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Tungsten | Prospect | ||
| Adair Park Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Foothills Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Geothermal | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaisdell | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Fortuna Foothills | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Araby | 3.8 miles | 27 | |
| Kinter | 5.4 miles | 23 | |
| Dome | 6.6 miles | 24 | |
| San Dionysio (historical) | 7.4 miles | 28 | |
| Kool Corner | 8.0 miles | 23 | |
| Ligurta | 8.5 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24422. 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.









