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Northwoods, Arizona

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Eagar-Springerville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85927. It lies near Butler Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Greer quadrangle.

Northwoods within Apache County

On record in Northwoods

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

247 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 247 fires within 5 miles of Northwoods between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,659 acres in total. 135 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
Natural135
Missing data/not specified/undetermined37
Recreation and ceremony34
Equipment and vehicle use11
Debris and open burning10
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Smoking4
Arson/incendiarism2
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2020Naturalunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National ForestMARBLE
6 September 2004Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National ForestSEWER POND
30 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National ForestGREER C
26 September 2018Natural500 acresApache-Sitgreaves National ForestCINDER
26 September 2004Naturalunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National ForestBADGER
25 September 2004Naturalunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National ForestBETWEEN
22 September 2014Naturalunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National ForestBENNY CREEK
16 September 2004Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National ForestDEAD HORSE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Apache County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Northwoods: 3 unknowns, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Pumice, Volcanic Materials. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Benny Cinder DepositVolcanic MaterialsPast Producer
Lang Creek Cinder DepositVolcanic MaterialsPast Producer
Cinder PitPumiceUnknown
Cinder PitsPumiceUnknown
Cinder PitsPumiceUnknown

Every working recorded in Apache County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Greer1.3 miles18
Crosby Crossing10.0 miles15
Rosebud10.2 miles18
Eagar10.5 miles18
Green Spot11.5 miles18
Springerville11.6 miles18
Correjo Crossing14.1 miles17
Nutrioso14.1 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 39097. 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.