Fry, Arizona
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Sierra Vista census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85635. It stands on Soldier Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fort Huachuca quadrangle.
On record in Fry
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Fry Pioneer Cemeterylisted 2009 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 26 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.
- 1915 USGS Benson quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1938 USGS Huachuca quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Benson quadrangle1:125000
- 1948 USGS Fort Huachuca quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Fort Huachuca quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Huachuca quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Huachuca quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Fort Huachuca quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS Fort Huachuca quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
124 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 124 fires within 5 miles of Fry between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,940 acres in total. 7 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 | 94 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 14 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 370 acres | Coronado National Forest | ONE BRAVO |
| 1 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fry Fire District | NOT NAMED |
| 8 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fry Fire District | NOT NAMED |
| 30 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 acres | Coronado National Forest | STONE RIDGE |
| 30 August 2015 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Coronado National Forest | AREA U |
| 3 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 3 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | RAWS |
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 Fry: 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Charleston Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Screen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Vista | 0.5 miles | 26 | |
| Village Meadows | 1.3 miles | 26 | |
| Gatewood Housing | 2.1 miles | 26 | |
| Miles Manor | 2.4 miles | 26 | |
| De Anza Village | 2.5 miles | 26 | |
| East Pershing Plaza | 2.6 miles | 26 | |
| Coronado Village | 2.9 miles | 26 | |
| West Pershing Plaza | 2.9 miles | 26 |
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 Q141221925 | 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 4869. 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.











