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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1902 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1913 USGS Morenci quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1915 USGS Morenci quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | not named |
| 6 July 2017 | Natural | 200 acres | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | PINTO SPRINGS |
| 23 July 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | CHERRY |
| 18 July 2004 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Gila District Office | MORENCI |
| 14 July 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Gila District Office | COPPERKING |
| 14 July 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | KNIGHT |
| 13 July 2003 | Natural | 83 acres | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | PAINTED BLUFF |
| 30 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Gila District Office | CORONADO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 99 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aricana Mining Corp | Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Arizona Central Mine | Copper, Zinc, Iron | Producer | 1870, 1882, 1920 | |
| Bell and Pinkard Group | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Producer | 1949, 1951 | |
| Buzzard's Shadow Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver, Manganese | Producer | 1901, 1904, 1915 | |
| Clifton Copper Mines | Copper, Molybdenum, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | 1875, 1905, 1911 | |
| Copper Mountain Kaolin Occurrence | Kaolin | Occurrence | Kaolinite | |
| Coronado Mine | Copper, Zinc, Lead, Manganese | Producer | 1874, 1913, 1918 | |
| Corporate and Climax Claims | Gold, Manganese | Past Producer | 1932 | |
| Detroit Mine | Copper, Silver, Manganese, Zinc | Past Producer | 1884, 1932 | |
| Dover Copper Group | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | 1913, 1945 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morenci | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Stargo | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Plantsite | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| East Plantsite | 5.3 miles | 20 | |
| Granville | 5.4 miles | 20 | |
| Clifton | 5.9 miles | 20 | |
| Spur Cross | 6.7 miles | 20 | |
| Maques Place | 9.4 miles | 12 |
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.










