Ocotillo, Arizona
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Congress census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86333. The Survey maps it on the Cleator quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 30 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.
- 1887 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1903 USGS Bradshaw Mountains quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Mayer quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Mayer quadrangle1:63360
- 1949 USGS Mayer quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Cleator quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Bradshaw Mts quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
103 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Ocotillo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 413 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 72 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | MOTOR |
| 29 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 4TH STREET |
| 17 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | DOUBLE 2 |
| 17 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Phoenix District Office | DOUBLE |
| 17 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 9 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | HACKBERRY ASSIST |
| 9 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 8 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 46 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 46 workings within 5 miles of Ocotillo: 12 past producers, 12 producers, 11 prospects, 8 occurrences. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Bell Magnetite-Hematite | Iron, Manganese, Titanium, Silica, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Blue Bell Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1895, 1896, 1959 | |
| Blue Bell Mine and Quarry | Stone, Dimension, Copper, Silver, Gold, Iron, Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Bell Siding | Iron, Manganese, Titanium, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Echo Property | Gold, Silver, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Iowa Group | Silica, Copper | Past Producer | Chert, Quartz | |
| Iowa Group | Copper, Silica, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Jubilee | Zinc, Copper, Lead, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Mayer | Marble, Dimension, Stone, Semiprecious Gemstone | Producer | 1925 | |
| Minor Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead | Producer | 1897, 1903, 1957 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley | 2.6 miles | 30 | |
| Mayer | 3.0 miles | 29 | |
| Cordes | 4.6 miles | 30 | |
| Cordes Junction | 4.8 miles | 30 | |
| Arcosanti | 5.5 miles | 30 | |
| Cleator | 6.1 miles | 30 | |
| Cordes Lakes | 6.5 miles | 30 | |
| Poland Junction | 7.0 miles | 33 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 42749. 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.













