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Old Tucson, Arizona

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Tucson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85713. It lies near Golden Gate Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Brown Mountain quadrangle.

Old Tucson within Pima County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 22 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

35 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Old Tucson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 58 acres in total. None 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/undetermined34
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
1 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreDrexel Heights Fire District4955
7 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTucson Fire DepartmentNOT NAMED
5 August 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
3 August 1995Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
19 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreDrexel Heights Fire District4700
8 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Fire Rescue District188469
6 July 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeRED HILL
22 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreDrexel Heights Fire District4105

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pima County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 152 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 152 workings within 5 miles of Old Tucson: 124 occurrences, 17 past producers, 5 producers, 4 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Lead, Lead, Copper, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Acme and Ruby Silver GroupsCopper, Gold, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Battle Axe MineSilica, Copper, Silver, GoldPast Producer1907, 1970
Battle Axe MineSilica, Copper, Gold, SilverPast Producer
Bonanza ParkSilver, Lead, CopperUnknown
Copper King MineCopper, Silver, GoldProducerChalcopyrite, Copper, Pyrite
Elva M S 4677,PatentedPerlitePast Producer
Lazy C QuarriesStone, DimensionPast Producer
Lincoln Mines GroupSilver, Copper, LeadUnknown
Pure GoldGold, Lead, SilverOccurrence
Silver Bell ClaimGold, LeadOccurrence

Every working recorded in Pima 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
Old Tucson Estates2.9 miles21
Tucson Estates3.0 miles21
El Rio7.5 miles25
Stockham7.6 miles20
Drexel Heights7.6 miles21
Jaynes7.6 miles20
Silent Wheels Ranchomes7.6 miles20
Gardner Estates7.8 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24544. 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.