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Graham, Arizona

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Safford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85546. It stands on Talley Wash. The Survey maps it on the Weber Peak quadrangle.

Graham within Graham County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Photographs

8 of 9 photographs shown, 1940

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Cactus in bloom in Graham County, Arizona
Cactus in bloom in Graham County, Arizona
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
Cactus in Graham County, Arizona
Cactus in Graham County, Arizona
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
Cactus. Graham County, Arizona
Cactus. Graham County, Arizona
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
Irrigation ditch. Solomonsville, Graham County, Arizona
Irrigation ditch. Solomonsville, Graham County, Arizona
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
Irrigated field of cotton at Solomonsville. Graham County, Arizona
Irrigated field of cotton at Solomonsville. Graham County, Arizona
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
Columbine Ranger Station, Milepost 143, State Highway 336, Safford, Graham County, AZ
Columbine Ranger Station, Milepost 143, State Highway 336, Safford, Graham County, AZ
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Columbine Ranger Station, Garage, Milepost 1343, State Highway 366, Safford, Graham County, AZ
Columbine Ranger Station, Garage, Milepost 1343, State Highway 366, Safford, Graham County, AZ
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Columbine Ranger Station, Residence, Milepost 143, State Highway 366, Safford, Graham County, AZ
Columbine Ranger Station, Residence, Milepost 143, State Highway 366, Safford, Graham County, AZ
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Graham County

Fires near this place

17 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Graham between 1994 and 2020, burning about 409 acres in total. 1 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Debris and open burning2
Fireworks1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGila District OfficeR/M
6 July 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.0 acresGila District OfficeRIVER
2 July 1994Fireworks5.0 acresGila District OfficeBONITA II
5 June 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.0 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeSATURE
23 June 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined9.0 acresGila District OfficeFARM ROAD
23 June 1998Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGila District OfficeWATSON
21 June 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreClay Springs/Pinedale Fire Departmentnot named
6 May 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSunsites-Pearce Fire Districtnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Graham County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Graham: 7 prospects, 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Bentonite, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Mt Graham WellGeothermalUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Rhoades-MathewsBentoniteProspect
Rhodes-MathewsBentoniteOccurrence
Abeyta PropertiesCopperProspect
Bold ClaimsCopperProspect
Cobre ClaimsCopperProspect
Dixie ClaimsCopperProspect
Essex Mining Co ClaimsCopperProspect

Every working recorded in Graham County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Thatcher2.0 miles13
Kimball2.3 miles11
Central2.8 miles13
Safford3.3 miles14
Hollywood4.4 miles14
Pima4.8 miles11
Lone Star5.1 miles14
Dublin5.2 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 25298. 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.