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Metcalf, Arizona

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Clifton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85540. It lies near King Gulch (historical). The Survey maps it on the Clifton quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Metcalf within Greenlee County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 20 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

12 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Metcalf (historical) between 1992 and 2017, burning about 297 acres in total. 8 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
Natural8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Arson/incendiarism2

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
22 August 1992Naturalunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National Forestnot named
6 July 2017Natural200 acresApache-Sitgreaves National ForestPINTO SPRINGS
23 July 2000Natural1.0 acresApache-Sitgreaves National ForestCHERRY
18 July 2004Natural1.0 acresGila District OfficeMORENCI
14 July 2003Naturalunder an acreGila District OfficeCOPPERKING
14 July 2003Naturalunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National ForestKNIGHT
13 July 2003Natural83 acresApache-Sitgreaves National ForestPAINTED BLUFF
30 June 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.0 acresGila District OfficeCORONADO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Greenlee County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 99 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 99 workings within 5 miles of Metcalf (historical): 48 producers, 33 past producers, 7 prospects, 6 occurrences. 49 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Aricana Mining CorpCopper, Gold, Silver, ZincUnknown
Arizona Central MineCopper, Zinc, IronProducer1870, 1882, 1920
Bell and Pinkard GroupSilver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, CopperProducer1949, 1951
Buzzard's Shadow MineGold, Copper, Silver, ManganeseProducer1901, 1904, 1915
Clifton Copper MinesCopper, Molybdenum, Gypsum-AnhydriteProducer1875, 1905, 1911
Copper Mountain Kaolin OccurrenceKaolinOccurrenceKaolinite
Coronado MineCopper, Zinc, Lead, ManganeseProducer1874, 1913, 1918
Corporate and Climax ClaimsGold, ManganesePast Producer1932
Detroit MineCopper, Silver, Manganese, ZincPast Producer1884, 1932
Dover Copper GroupCopper, Silver, Gold, LeadPast Producer1913, 1945

Every working recorded in Greenlee 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
Morenci2.3 miles20
Stargo3.1 miles20
Plantsite4.4 miles20
East Plantsite5.3 miles20
Granville5.4 miles20
Clifton5.9 miles20
Spur Cross6.7 miles20
Maques Place9.4 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 31773. 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.