BlockKinder Crossing, Arizona
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Flagstaff census division. It lies near Yeager Canyon. The Survey maps it on the C.C. Cragin Reservoir quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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
- 1954 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Blue Ridge Reservoir quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Sedona quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
356 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 356 fires within 5 miles of Kinder Crossing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 30,084 acres in total. 282 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 282 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | LJ |
| 4 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | SMOKE |
| 4 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | SHARP |
| 30 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | GOODBYE |
| 29 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | RUT |
| 29 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | LAST |
| 28 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | not named |
| 27 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | HUNT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Kinder Crossing: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Claims | Manganese | Past Producer | 1942 | |
| Blue Ridge Property | Manganese | Past Producer | Psilomelane |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Crossing | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Victorine Crossing | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Macks Crossing | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Blue Ridge | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Little Spring | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Lost Eden | 7.7 miles | 16 | |
| Jones Crossing | 7.9 miles | 16 | |
| Wingfield | 8.6 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 30760. 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.