Nolic, Arizona
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Tohono O'odham Nation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85634. It lies near Picacho Peak. The Survey maps it on the Ko Vaya quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1934 USGS Silver Bell quadrangle1:125000
- 1937 USGS Comobabi quadrangle1:48000
- 1937 USGS Comobabi quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Comobabi quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Ko Vaya quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Silver Bell Mountains quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
18 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Nolic between 1997 and 2016, burning about 8 acres in total. 1 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Papago Agency | HWY86-MP97 |
| 20 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Papago Agency | FT. APACHE FIRE |
| 13 July 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Papago Agency | NOPOWER |
| 28 June 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Kaibab National Forest | SYCAMORE |
| 14 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Papago Agency | COYOTE #1 |
| 14 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Papago Agency | COYOTE #2 |
| 14 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Papago Agency | COYOTE #3 |
| 14 May 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Papago Agency | NOLIC FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 47 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 47 workings within 5 miles of Nolic: 21 past producers, 9 producers, 7 occurrences, 7 unknowns. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Copper, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cunquian Mine | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Emperor and Duchess Mines | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Grand Central Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver | Producer | 1941, 1942 | |
| Mildren Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc, Vanadium, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1932, 1941 | |
| Mildren Mine Group | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper, Vanadium, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Picacho Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Producer | 1850, 1965 | |
| Picacho Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Picacho Peak Placer | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Rochester Group | Copper, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Dollar Claims | Tungsten, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | 1939 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Lucia | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Santa Cruz | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Wickchoupai | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| San Luis | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Rincon | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Ko Vaya | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Vainom Kug | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Kui Tatk | 6.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24536. 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.










