Fox, Arizona
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Duncan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85534. It lies near Woods Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Hot Well quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Silver City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Duncan quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Hot Well quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Safford quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
13 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Fox between 1993 and 2019, burning about 6,327 acres in total. 3 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 | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 August 1993 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Gila District Office | OLD TOLL |
| 9 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | LEMON |
| 3 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Southeast District | SANDIA |
| 26 July 1993 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Gila District Office | SANDERS |
| 17 June 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | BEAR MTN |
| 14 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gila District Office | DUNCAN |
| 24 May 2017 | Firearms and explosives use | under an acre | Gila District Office | DUNCAN |
| 17 May 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | INDIAN ROCKS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Fox: 4 prospects, 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite, Calcium, Silica, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carslile | Calcium, Silica, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Diatomite Prospect | Diatomite | Unknown | ||
| Duncan Area Diatomite Deposits | Diatomite | Occurrence | Diatomite | |
| Stephens Diatomite | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| ADOT Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| ADOT Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect |
Storms near this place
3 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fox in 3 storm reports between 2012 and 2015: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fox | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down an open ended Quonset hut outbuilding and a trailer in Hunter Estates near Duncan. Another trailer sustained considerable roof damage. |
| September 2012 | Flash Flood | Fox | $25,000 | Up to three inches of rain fell in Duncan, causing flash flooding of most streets in Duncan's Hunter Estates where one home was also flooded. A wash that parallels and but remains just northwest of Carlisle Road climbed to a depth of about 8 feet, flooded Fairgrounds Road. Trees and other debris in the flood waters caused minor surface damage to the bridge at Fairgrounds Road before the waters entered the Gila River. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fox | $5,000 | Thunderstorm wind damage occurred at the Greenlee County Fairgrounds. One power pole was knocked over and the horse stalls building sustaining significant roof damage. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Sheldon | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Franklin | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Apache Grove | 9.2 miles | 12 | |
| York | 10.9 miles | 12 | |
| Three Way | 15.0 miles | 12 | |
| Guthrie | 15.3 miles | 12 | |
| Aragon Place | 19.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24423. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





