Narcho Santos, Arizona
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Tohono O'odham Nation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85634. It lies near Quijotoa Mountains. The Survey maps it on the Maish Vaya quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 14 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.
- 1953 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Quijotoa Mts quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Maish Vaya quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS Maish Vaya quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
29 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Narcho Santos between 1992 and 2020, burning about 127 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Papago Agency | 653 |
| 18 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Papago Agency | HIGHWAY 86 |
| 7 June 2005 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Papago Agency | POWER |
| 22 June 1992 | Natural | 45 acres | Papago Agency | COVEREDWEL |
| 16 June 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Papago Agency | BASE FIRE |
| 11 June 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Papago Agency | R.C |
| 10 June 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65 acres | Papago Agency | PISINEMO |
| 1 June 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Papago Agency | SAN PEDRO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 49 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 49 workings within 5 miles of Narcho Santos: 29 past producers, 10 producers, 6 occurrences, 2 prospects. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballas Mine Area | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc | Producer | 1885 | |
| Ballas Mine Area | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Horseshoe Basin Occurrence | Iron, Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Linda Lee Claims | Gold, REE, Thorium, Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Mocking Bird Mine Group | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Vanadium | Producer | 1880, 1974 | |
| Mocking Bird Mine Group | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| Perry Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Plata Rica | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Bullion Mine | Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Uranium, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1850 | |
| Stepp - Laive Occurrence | Iron, Copper | Occurrence | Replacement |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quijotoa | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Maish Vaya | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Sikul Himatk | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Piato Vaya | 6.6 miles | 14 | |
| Gurli Put Vo | 7.6 miles | 14 | |
| Kui Tatk | 8.0 miles | 14 | |
| Vainom Kug | 8.1 miles | 14 | |
| Kaihon Kug | 9.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24525. 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.










