Harris, Arizona
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Kingman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86401. The Survey maps it on the Kingman quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 27 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.
- 1886 USGS Camp Mohave quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Camp Mohave quadrangle1:250000, 8 printings
- 1942 USGS Camp Mohave quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1967 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Davis Dam quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
169 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 169 fires within 5 miles of Harris between 1993 and 2020, burning about 2,286 acres in total. 9 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 | 114 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | KING SLAUGHTER |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kingman Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | TRACKS |
| 7 September 1994 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Phoenix District Office | HOLYMOSES |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kingman Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 5 September 1994 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Phoenix District Office | SECRET |
| 4 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kingman Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Harris: 7 unknowns, 5 past producers, 4 occurrences, 4 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Creek Lode | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Mineral X | REE, Feldspar, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium) | Occurrence | Feldspar, Fergusonite | |
| Mineral Xclaim | REE, Feldspar | Prospect | ||
| Bi-Metal Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1907, 1908, 1950 | |
| Holy Moses Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Taylor Mill | Feldspar | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit #3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Kingman Division | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
8 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harris in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 4 flash flood, 3 hail, 1 debris flow. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | Debris Flow | Harris | $5,000 | About a foot of debris flowed on the Flag Fire scar. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Harris | $2,000 | Hualapai Mountain Rd was flooded with water and debris. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Harris | $2,000 | Water and large rocks washed over Hualapai Mountain Road. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Harris | $1,000 | Rocks and debris were washed across the road to Hualapai Mountain Park in three areas. A nearby rain gage recorded 2.13 inches of rain in 30 minutes. |
| September 2014 | Hail | Harris | - | A spotter measured three quarter inch hail. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Harris | - | Water, mud and rocks were flowing across the road at the entrance to Hualapai Park. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Harris | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Harris | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McConnico | 0.7 miles | 27 | |
| Kingman | 4.0 miles | 27 | |
| Griffith | 5.2 miles | 28 | |
| Getz | 5.8 miles | 27 | |
| Hilltop | 5.8 miles | 27 | |
| Drake | 7.0 miles | 28 | |
| New Kingman | 9.4 miles | 34 | |
| Golden Valley | 9.5 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24450. 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.










