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McConnico, Arizona

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Kingman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86401. The Survey maps it on the Kingman quadrangle.

McConnico within Mohave County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 27 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

186 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 186 fires within 5 miles of McConnico between 1993 and 2020, burning about 2,388 acres in total. 10 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined120
Railroad operations and maintenance25
Equipment and vehicle use20
Natural10
Smoking3
Arson/incendiarism3
Debris and open burning3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeKING SLAUGHTER
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKingman Fire DepartmentNOT NAMED
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeTRACKS
7 September 1994Natural3.0 acresPhoenix District OfficeHOLYMOSES
6 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKingman Fire DepartmentNOT NAMED
5 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreColorado River DistrictCOYOTE HOLE
5 September 1994Natural1.0 acresPhoenix District OfficeSECRET
4 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mohave County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 22 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of McConnico: 7 unknowns, 5 past producers, 4 occurrences, 4 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Feldspar. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Boulder Creek LodeGold, Silver, Lead, CopperUnknown
Mineral XREE, Feldspar, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium)OccurrenceFeldspar, Fergusonite
Mineral XclaimREE, FeldsparProspect
Bi-Metal MineGold, SilverPast Producer1907, 1908, 1950
Holy Moses MineGold, SilverPast Producer
Taylor MillFeldsparUnknown
Gravel Pit #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel Pit #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel Pit #3Sand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Kingman DivisionSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Mohave County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Harris0.7 miles27
Kingman3.8 miles27
Griffith5.5 miles28
Getz5.7 miles27
Hilltop5.7 miles27
Drake7.3 miles28
Golden Valley8.8 miles27
New Kingman9.2 miles34

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24511. 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.