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Homestead, Arizona

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Phoenix census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85213. The Survey maps it on the Mesa quadrangle.

Homestead within Maricopa County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 22 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.

Fires near this place

462 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 462 fires within 5 miles of Homestead between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,352 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 5 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/undetermined442
Natural9
Arson/incendiarism5
Debris and open burning3
Equipment and vehicle use3

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
7 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMesa Fire and Medical Department71180
6 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.4 acresSalt River AgencyROMA
6 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMesa Fire and Medical DepartmentNOT NAMED
6 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMesa Fire and Medical Department70804
5 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
4 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMesa Fire and Medical DepartmentNOT NAMED
4 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMesa Fire and Medical Department70432
30 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSalt River AgencyOAK ST

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Maricopa County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Homestead: 4 past producers, 4 producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Mesa Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mesa Plant & PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mesa Sand & Rock #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sand and Gravel QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSand and Gravel
Sand and Gravel QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSand and Gravel
Sand and Gravel QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSand and Gravel
Sand and Gravel QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSand and Gravel

Every working recorded in Maricopa 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
Rancho de Arboleda0.8 miles22
Los Maderas1.1 miles22
Meadowvale1.5 miles22
Woodridge Lakes2.3 miles22
Golden West Estates2.3 miles22
Fiesta Park2.5 miles21
Lehi2.5 miles22
Citrus Gardens2.6 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24896. 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.