Lewis Springs, Arizona
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Bisbee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85635. It lies near Government Draw. The Survey maps it on the Lewis Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 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.
- 1915 USGS Benson quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1932 USGS Fairbank quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Benson quadrangle1:125000
- 1952 USGS Lewis Springs quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1952 USGS Tombstone quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Fort Huachuca quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS Lewis Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
122 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Lewis Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,609 acres in total. 16 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 18 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Gila District Office | CHARLESTON |
| 16 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fry Fire District | NOT NAMED |
| 8 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fry Fire District | NOT NAMED |
| 5 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Gila District Office | GOPHER |
| 26 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Gila District Office | FENCE POST |
| 23 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gila District Office | TRASH CAN |
| 20 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Gila District Office | CHARLESTON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Lewis Springs: 9 past producers, 3 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Geothermal, Copper, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alkie Mine | Copper, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1938, 1954 | |
| Alkie Mine | Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Arlington Mine | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1924 | |
| Arlington Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Eocene Research Plant | Silver | Producer | ||
| Gallagher Vanadium & Rare Minerals Corporation Mine | Vanadium, Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Molybdenum, Manganese | Past Producer | 1929, 1953 | |
| Gallagher Vanadium and Rare Mineral | Vanadium, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Government Draw Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Manila | Lead, Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| Manila Mine | Lead, Gold, Copper, Vanadium, Molybdenum, Silver | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston (historical) | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Village Meadows | 7.2 miles | 26 | |
| Fry | 8.3 miles | 26 | |
| Sierra Vista | 8.8 miles | 26 | |
| Sierra Vista Estates | 9.0 miles | 23 | |
| Tombstone | 9.9 miles | 21 | |
| Fairbank (historical) | 10.1 miles | 21 | |
| Hereford | 10.1 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24493. 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.









