BlockPeters Corner, Arizona
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Maricopa-Stanfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85138. The Survey maps it on the Antelope Peak NE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 22 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.
- 1946 USGS Antelope Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Antelope Peak quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Antelope Peak quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1967 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Antelope Peak NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Antelope Peak NE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Gila Bend quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
108 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 108 fires within 5 miles of Peters Corner between 1995 and 2020, burning about 229 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 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 | 66 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | TRAIL PARK |
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | CENTURY 1 |
| 30 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | JENNIFER ROAD |
| 23 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | EVANS |
| 16 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | SMITH |
| 1 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | BAR E |
| 24 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | PARK |
| 23 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | KARTSEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Peters Corner: 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oro Negro Mining Co Property 5 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 25338. 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.