BlockMormon Crossing, Arizona
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Flagstaff census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85931. It stands on West Chevelon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Chevelon Crossing quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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 Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Chevelon Crossing quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Chevelon Crossing quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
15 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Mormon Crossing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,767 acres in total. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | not named |
| 8 August 2009 | Natural | 8.6 acres | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | RYAN |
| 6 August 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | BECKY |
| 13 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | TANK |
| 13 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | DURFEE |
| 9 July 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | BUNNY |
| 9 July 2018 | Natural | 90 acres | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | CHEV |
| 8 July 2018 | Natural | 155 acres | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | RABBIT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Tillman | 0.9 miles | 16 | |
| Babbit Winter | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Durfee Crossing | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Echinique Place | 11.8 miles | 16 | |
| Whitted Place | 12.1 miles | 16 | |
| Wiggins Crossing | 12.7 miles | 17 | |
| Victorine Crossing | 15.2 miles | 16 | |
| Mule Crossing | 15.8 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 32042. 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.