Paulcell Place, Arizona
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Puerco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86502. The Survey maps it on the Adamana quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1886 USGS St Johns quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS St Johns quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1912 USGS Petrified Forest quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Saint Johns quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Petrified Forest quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Saint Johns quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Saint Johns quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Saint Johns quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Saint Johns quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Adamana quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
7 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Paulcell Place between 2001 and 2019, burning about 14 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/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | CARRIZO |
| 1 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Puerco Valley Fire District | NOT NAMED |
| 27 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Puerco Valley Fire District | NOT NAMED |
| 23 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northeast District | ADAMANA |
| 8 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northeast District | WASHBOARD |
| 7 March 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Petrified Forest National Park | TRUCK FIRE |
| 25 January 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Petrified Forest National Park | TIRE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Paulcell Place: 3 occurrences, 3 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Helium, Halite, Uranium, Vanadium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kern County Land Company Drill Hole | Helium, Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Potassium | Occurrence | 1964 | |
| Ruth Deposit | Uranium, Vanadium | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Unidentified Halite Occurrence | Halite | Occurrence | Halite | |
| Franklin,Aston & Fair C-1 Nma | Helium | Past Producer | ||
| Franklin,Aston & Fair C-1 Nma | Helium | Past Producer | ||
| Curry Jones Prospect | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Little John & Ruth | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Tract No1 | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Uranium Deposits | Uranium | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adamana | 1.0 miles | 18 | |
| Pinta | 13.3 miles | 15 | |
| Milky Ranch | 13.7 miles | 16 | |
| Potter Place | 13.8 miles | 16 | |
| Navajo | 18.9 miles | 15 | |
| Tanner Springs | 23.7 miles | 15 | |
| Chambers | 26.0 miles | 15 | |
| Hunt | 26.5 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24554. 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.









