BlockIndian Gardens, Arizona
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Flagstaff census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86336. It lies near Oak Creek Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Munds Park quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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.
- 1887 USGS Verde quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Verde quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1923 USGS Camp Verde quadrangle1:125000
- 1932 USGS Camp Verde quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Camp Verde quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Munds Park quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1980 USGS Sedona quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
281 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 281 fires within 5 miles of Indian Gardens between 1992 and 2020, burning about 28,749 acres in total. 147 started naturally. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 147 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 63 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | MASON |
| 6 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | CRAZY |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 29 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | TRANSFER |
| 29 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | THOMPSON |
| 27 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | PINEWOOD |
| 27 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | BOAT |
| 26 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | COUGH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Indian Gardens: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Creek Canyon | 2.5 miles | 21 | |
| Sedona | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| Oak Creek Mobilodge | 4.7 miles | 21 | |
| Munds Park | 5.1 miles | 23 | |
| Mountainaire | 12.3 miles | 30 | |
| Saint Joseph Youth Camp | 12.6 miles | 17 | |
| Kachina Village | 12.8 miles | 30 | |
| Pilgrim Playground | 13.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 30342. 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.