BlockLancaster, Arizona
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Cordes Lakes-Mayer census division. It stands on Pigeon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Verde Hot Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 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
- 1929 USGS Turret Peak quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1933 USGS Turret Peak 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
- 1967 USGS Verde Hot Springs quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Payson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Verde Hot Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
27 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Lancaster between 1992 and 2019, burning about 9,645 acres in total. 20 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 1995 | Natural | 1,200 acres | Coconino National Forest | PLANT |
| 28 August 2019 | Natural | 22 acres | Tonto National Forest | LONG |
| 10 August 2003 | Natural | 13 acres | Coconino National Forest | BACKBONE |
| 7 July 2007 | Natural | 165 acres | Tonto National Forest | SCRABBLE |
| 7 July 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | STEHR |
| 7 July 1996 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Coconino National Forest | QUAIL |
| 31 July 1992 | Natural | 18 acres | Prescott National Forest | not named |
| 30 July 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | IKES |
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 Lancaster: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verde Hot Springs | Geothermal | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dugas | 14.3 miles | 23 | |
| Arnold Place | 14.4 miles | 22 | |
| Clear Creek | 15.4 miles | 21 | |
| Wingfield | 16.0 miles | 21 | |
| Mountain View Estates | 16.8 miles | 21 | |
| Paradise Acres | 17.0 miles | 21 | |
| Country Estates | 17.0 miles | 21 | |
| Fort Verde Estates | 17.4 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 30864. 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.