BlockNatches, Arizona
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the San Carlos census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85530. It stands on Salt Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dewey Flat quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1954 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS San Carlos Reservoir quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Globe quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Dewey Flat quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
35 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Natches between 1992 and 2020, burning about 219 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | San Carlos Agency | BEAN |
| 21 August 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | San Carlos Agency | SALLY |
| 2 August 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Carlos Agency | SALT |
| 10 August 1998 | Natural | 30 acres | San Carlos Agency | LIGHTNING |
| 9 July 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Carlos Agency | FOCUS |
| 4 July 1996 | Natural | under an acre | San Carlos Agency | DEW FLAT |
| 31 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | San Carlos Agency | JKWELL |
| 18 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | San Carlos Agency | LATE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Natches: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADOT Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calva | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Bylas | 10.9 miles | 13 | |
| Ellison Place (historical) | 13.9 miles | 14 | |
| Geronimo | 16.8 miles | 13 | |
| Aravaipa | 17.7 miles | 18 | |
| Emery | 17.9 miles | 13 | |
| Fort Thomas | 21.4 miles | 11 | |
| Ashurst | 25.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24526. 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.