BlockPoint of Rocks, Arizona
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Gila Bend census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85337. It stands on Quilotosa Wash. The Survey maps it on the Smurr quadrangle. It stands 623 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 14 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.
- 1950 USGS Theba quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Theba 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
- 1967 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Smurr quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Gila Bend quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
41 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Point of Rocks between 1993 and 2020, burning about 6,196 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 | 30 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2018 | Natural | 15 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Central District | CITRUS |
| 10 August 2005 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | LEMON BEND |
| 6 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Central District | FORNES |
| 6 July 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AFTER |
| 25 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 154024 |
| 21 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-141291 |
| 21 July 2014 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Phoenix District Office | WATERMELON |
| 18 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | JUMP OFF |
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 Point of Rocks: 1 producer, 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Bug 1-3 | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Gila Ready Mix Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Screening Plant Yavapai Materials | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sil Murk (historical) | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| San Lucy Village | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Gila Bend | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Smurr | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Cotton Center | 8.0 miles | 16 | |
| Bosque | 8.7 miles | 14 | |
| Theba | 8.9 miles | 14 | |
| Ocapos (historical) | 12.7 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q28912614 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24568. 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.