BlockLos Burros, Arizona
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Eagar-Springerville census division. It lies near McCormick Knoll. The Survey maps it on the Sponseller Mountain quadrangle.
On record in Los Burros
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Los Burros Ranger Stationlisted 1986 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1886 USGS St Johns quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS St Johns quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Saint Johns quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Saint Johns quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Saint Johns quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS McNary quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Saint Johns quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Sponseller Mtn. quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Sponseller Mtn. quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Springerville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Sponseller Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
181 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 181 fires within 5 miles of Los Burros between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,127 acres in total. 129 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 129 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | TUFF |
| 5 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | SEPTEMBER |
| 4 September 2019 | Natural | 2,361 acres | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | TELEPHONE |
| 24 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | OAK |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | WOLF |
| 17 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | BROWN |
| 15 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | LOS BURROS |
| 13 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | 3A |
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Los Burros: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Volcanic Materials, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Spoonseller Mtn. Cinder Deposit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNary | 6.3 miles | 23 | |
| Vernon | 9.2 miles | 19 | |
| Hawley Lake | 11.0 miles | 10 | |
| Kinney Junction | 15.5 miles | 10 | |
| Northwoods | 18.7 miles | 18 | |
| Greer | 19.2 miles | 18 | |
| Green Spot | 20.1 miles | 18 | |
| Richville | 24.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 31288. 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.