Kinter, Arizona
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Wellton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85365. It stands on Castle Dome Wash. The Survey maps it on the Laguna Dam 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.
- 1929 USGS Laguna quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1942 USGS Yuma quadrangle1:250000
- 1943 USGS Laguna quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Laguna quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Laguna Dam quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Yuma quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
74 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Kinter between 1994 and 2019, burning about 309 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 38 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | KINTER |
| 7 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Colorado River District | NORTH GILA |
| 7 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado River District | LEO |
| 22 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado River District | SIPHON |
| 22 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado River District | BLASEDELL2 |
| 22 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado River District | BLASEDELL |
| 20 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado River District | YUMA LAKES |
| 8 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Colorado River District | REFRIDGERATOR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Kinter: 15 past producers, 7 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, Copper, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair Park Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Arizona Lead Co Mill | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Dome Clinoptilolite | Zeolites, Bentonite | Occurrence | Bentonite, Clinoptilolite | |
| Golden Queen Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | 1937 | |
| Las Flores Mine Group | Gold, Copper, Silver, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Marble Gully | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | Marble | |
| McKay Prospect | Gold, Copper, Iron | Occurrence | Gold, Hematite | |
| Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Tungsten | Prospect | ||
| Unknown | Zeolites | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dome | 1.9 miles | 24 | |
| Blaisdell | 3.4 miles | 20 | |
| Fortuna | 5.4 miles | 20 | |
| Kool Corner | 6.1 miles | 23 | |
| Laguna | 6.3 miles | 23 | |
| Fortuna Foothills | 6.9 miles | 20 | |
| Ligurta | 7.9 miles | 19 | |
| Araby | 8.7 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24481. 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.










