Jops Landing, Arizona
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Lake Havasu City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86404. The Survey maps it on the Lake Havasu City North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 28 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.
- 1903 USGS Needles quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Needles quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1904 USGS Needles Special quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Topock quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Topock quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Topock quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1970 USGS Lake Havasu City North quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Needles quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
124 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 124 fires within 5 miles of Jops Landing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 629 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 | 102 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake Havasu City Fire Department | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Colorado River District | CAMPBELL |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | CAMPBELL |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Desert Hills Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 5 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake Havasu City Fire Department | not named |
| 4 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | HAVASU |
| 4 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 24 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake Havasu City Fire Department | 8006218 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Jops Landing: 3 producers, 3 past producers, 2 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemehuevis Placers | Gold | Past Producer | 1857 | |
| Mexican Or Spanish Diggings | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Aggregate | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Earth Products Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Havarin Ranch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Starr Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| State Pit #8374 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| State Pit No. 8374 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Hills | 0.8 miles | 28 | |
| Lake Havasu City | 4.7 miles | 23 | |
| Powell | 13.4 miles | 26 | |
| Topock | 13.6 miles | 26 | |
| Franconia | 14.4 miles | 26 | |
| Catfish Paradise | 15.3 miles | 26 | |
| Fivemile Landing | 18.9 miles | 25 | |
| Haviland | 20.4 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122562339 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 25304. 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.










