Palm Springs, Arizona
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the North Pinal census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85119. The Survey maps it on the Apache Junction quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1904 USGS Desert Well quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Desert Well quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Apache Junction quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Apache Junction quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Apache Junction quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
187 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 187 fires within 5 miles of Palm Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,375 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 157 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Superstition Fire and Medical District | NOT NAMED |
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Superstition Fire and Medical District | NOT NAMED |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Superstition Fire and Medical District | NOT NAMED |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Central District | BARKLEY |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Superstition Fire and Medical District | NOT NAMED |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Superstition Fire and Medical District | NOT NAMED |
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 4 September 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 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Palm Springs: 7 past producers, 3 prospects, 3 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, Silver, Kaolin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denham Prospect | Copper, Lead, Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Mammoth Group | Gold, Copper, Silver, Manganese, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1893, 1978 | |
| Randolph Lead-Zinc Properties | Lead, Zinc, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Wallpai Brick Co. Clay Deposit | Kaolin | Past Producer | Kaolinite | |
| Winter Gold and Summer Gold Claims | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Bulldog | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Mesa Gold Mining and Milling Co | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Buckhorn-Boulder Property | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Bulldog Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Producer | 1892, 1914, 1942 | |
| Lost Desert Claims | Gold, Silver, Copper | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadhaven Recreational Vehicle Resort | 0.5 miles | 21 | |
| Apache Junction | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| Youngberg | 4.6 miles | 22 | |
| Gold Canyon | 4.9 miles | 21 | |
| Gold Camp | 14.6 miles | 20 | |
| Florence Junction | 14.6 miles | 20 | |
| San Tan Valley | 14.8 miles | 19 | |
| Queen Valley | 15.1 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 32644. 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.










