Lapham, Arizona
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Congress census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86343. It lies near Minnehaha Flat. The Survey maps it on the Minnehaha quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 30 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 Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1903 USGS Bradshaw Mountains quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Crown King quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Crown King quadrangle1:63360, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Crown King quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Minnehaha quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Bradshaw Mts quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
127 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 127 fires within 5 miles of Lapham between 1992 and 2020, burning about 12,576 acres in total. 69 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 | 69 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | TOWERS |
| 7 September 1995 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Prescott National Forest | WILDFLOWER |
| 6 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | BARTOL |
| 6 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | LANE |
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | LORENA |
| 4 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | POINT |
| 2 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northwest District | TOWER MOUNTAIN |
| 2 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | NEEDLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 99 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 99 workings within 5 miles of Lapham: 37 past producers, 25 prospects, 20 producers, 9 unknowns. 20 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Limestone | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| B O Beryl Claims | Beryllium | Prospect | ||
| Bradshaw Fissure Mining Co Property | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Button Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Producer | 1901, 1942 | |
| Camp Bird | Gold, Lead, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Cougar Mine | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Crown King Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron | Producer | Vein | |
| Crown King Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| Del Pasco Claim Group | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Del Pasco Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Producer | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnehaha | 1.2 miles | 30 | |
| Chilean Mill | 2.1 miles | 30 | |
| Bradshaw City | 2.7 miles | 31 | |
| Fort Misery | 3.4 miles | 31 | |
| Crown King | 3.8 miles | 31 | |
| Burro John | 4.1 miles | 31 | |
| Paxton Place | 4.4 miles | 30 | |
| Hooper | 6.0 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 38562. 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.













