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Packer, Arizona

31 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 85342. It stands on Willow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Columbia quadrangle.

Packer within Yavapai County

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 31 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

57 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Packer between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,229 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 1 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
Natural39
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Recreation and ceremony3
Debris and open burning2
Firearms and explosives use1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Smoking1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
4 September 1999Naturalunder an acrePrescott National ForestCITIZEN
20 September 2009Natural1.0 acresPrescott National ForestHUMBUG
13 September 2006Naturalunder an acrePrescott National ForestTHIEF
12 September 1994Naturalunder an acrePrescott National Forestnot named
9 August 2008Naturalunder an acrePrescott National ForestHORSETHIEF
8 August 2000Naturalunder an acrePrescott National ForestENGINE 3
7 August 2000Natural175 acresPrescott National ForestRATTLESNAKE
30 August 1998Naturalunder an acrePrescott National ForestFORT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yavapai County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 47 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 47 workings within 5 miles of Packer: 15 producers, 14 past producers, 12 prospects, 5 occurrences. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Tungsten. 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
AcquisitionGold, Lead, SilverProspect
Acquisition MineGold, Copper, SilverProducer1913, 1938
Black Duke RogersManganeseProspect
Copper Stack GroupSilver, Copper, GoldOccurrenceCerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite
Dean GroupGold, Lead, SilverOccurrence
El Pero Bonito MineCopper, Silver, GoldProducer1875, 1910, 1927
Foy GroupLead, Tungsten, Gold, SilverPast Producer
Golden Anchor MineSilver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, LeadProducer1948, 1953
Golden Central MineCopper, Lead, Gold, SilverProducer1897, 1901
Humbug MinesGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, ArsenicProducerGalena, Pyrite, Sphalerite

Every working recorded in Yavapai 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
South Fort3.3 miles31
Tip Top (historical)3.5 miles28
Humbug4.1 miles31
East Fort4.6 miles31
Columbia5.0 miles31
Burro John5.3 miles31
Fort Misery5.9 miles31
Black Canyon City6.6 miles28

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24548. 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.