Grizzles Orchard, Arizona
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Elfrida census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85610. The Survey maps it on the Squaretop Hills West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1916 USGS Pearce quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1926 USGS Light quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Squaretop Hills quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Squaretop Hills West quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Chiricahua Peak quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Squaretop Hills West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
35 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Grizzles Orchard between 1992 and 2020, burning about 632 acres in total. 7 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 | 20 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.6 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Southeast District | GLEEAZSON RD |
| 18 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 6 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Gila District Office | TURQUOISE |
| 8 July 2008 | Natural | 210 acres | Gila District Office | GHOST |
| 13 July 2007 | Natural | 13 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | COURTLAND |
| 13 July 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Gila District Office | GHOST TOWN |
| 8 June 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 27TH |
| 5 June 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | COURTLAND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 77 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 77 workings within 5 miles of Grizzles Orchard: 54 past producers, 16 producers, 5 prospects, 1 occurrence. 16 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Copper, Silver, Gold, Copper, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Mine | Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Armstrong Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Avalon Claim | Gemstone | Producer | Turquoise | |
| Casey Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead | Producer | 1916, 1937 | |
| Copper Belle Mine | Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Bismuth | Past Producer | ||
| Defiance Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold, Semiprecious Gemstone, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1900, 1958 | |
| Germania Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Semiprecious Gemstone | Producer | 1909, 1940 | |
| Kendall Group | Gold, Lead, Molybdenum, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Last Chance Mine | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold, Gemstone | Past Producer | 1912, 1949 | |
| Last Chance Mine | Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Copper | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtland | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Gleeson | 4.5 miles | 21 | |
| Elfrida | 5.8 miles | 19 | |
| Sunizona | 10.2 miles | 19 | |
| Black Diamond | 10.4 miles | 19 | |
| Pearce | 11.1 miles | 18 | |
| McNeal | 11.4 miles | 19 | |
| Arizona Sun Sites | 15.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24441. 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.









