Lochiel, Arizona
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Patagonia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85624. It lies near San Rafael Valley. The Survey maps it on the Lochiel quadrangle. It stands 4,685 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1905 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1932 USGS Lochiel quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Lochiel quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Lochiel SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Lochiel quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Lochiel quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Lochiel quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
46 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Lochiel between 1996 and 2020, burning about 19,168 acres in total. 15 started naturally. None 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 | 15 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | SAN RAFAEL |
| 8 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Southeast District | CANYON |
| 8 August 2003 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | DRAGOON MOUNTAIN |
| 21 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Southeast District | SANTA CRUZ |
| 2 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | SAN RAFAEL |
| 19 August 2013 | Natural | 62 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | SANTA CRUS |
| 18 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | SHEEHY |
| 15 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.6 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Southeast District | PARKER CANYON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Lochiel: 24 past producers, 5 producers, 4 prospects, 2 occurrences. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Mine | Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum | Producer | 1850, 1932, 1947 | |
| Belmont Mine | Copper, Zinc, Gold, Lead, Molybdenum, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Benton Mine | Copper, Molybdenum, Gold | Occurrence | 1882 | |
| Benton Mine | Copper, Molybdenum, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Bonanza Mine | Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Manganese, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1882, 1889, 1961 | |
| Double Standard Mine Dudley | Zinc, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Duquesne Mine | Lead, Zinc, Gold, Manganese, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Evening Star | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Holland Mine | Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Semiprecious Gemstone, Quartz | Past Producer | 1880 | |
| Holland Mine | Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lochiel in 2 storm reports in 2016: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duquesne | 4.1 miles | 23 | |
| Washington Camp | 4.8 miles | 22 | |
| Kino Springs | 10.0 miles | 19 | |
| Harshaw | 10.1 miles | 22 | |
| Trench Camp | 10.5 miles | 22 | |
| Beyerville | 14.0 miles | 20 | |
| Canelo | 15.4 miles | 26 | |
| Patagonia | 15.7 miles | 22 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Lochiel | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14680551 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 31163. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










