Polo Village, Arizona
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Tucson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85719. It stands on Arroyo Chico. The Survey maps it on the Tucson quadrangle.
On record in Polo Village
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 12 of 18 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Professor George E. P. Smith Houselisted 1982 · 0.4 miles away
Dr. William Austin Cannon Houselisted 1982 · 0.4 miles away
Arizona Innlisted 1988 · 0.5 miles away
University Heights Elementary Schoollisted 1983 · 0.5 miles away
Men's Gymnasium, University of Arizonalisted 1990 · 0.6 miles away
Old Main, University of Arizonalisted 1972 · 0.6 miles away
Old Library Buildinglisted 1979 · 0.7 miles away
University of Arizona Campus Historic Districtlisted 1986 · 0.8 miles away
Blenman-Elm Historic Districtlisted 2003 · 0.8 miles away
Southern Pacific Railroad Locomotive No. 1673listed 1992 · 0.9 miles away
Feldman's Historic Districtlisted 1989 · 0.9 miles away
Rincon Heights Historic Districtlisted 2013 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 25 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 Tucson quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1,576 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,576 fires within 5 miles of Polo Village between 1995 and 2020, burning about 152 acres in total. 61 started naturally. 42 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 | 1454 |
| Natural | 61 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tucson Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tucson Fire Department | 1862510 |
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tucson Fire Department | 1862597 |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tucson Fire Department | 1862310 |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tucson Fire Department | 1862474 |
| 7 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 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Polo Village: 6 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Geothermal, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Brick Clay, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Vay Brick Co | Clay | Unknown | ||
| De Vay Brick Co. | Brick Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Grabe Brick Co | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Grabe Brick Co. | Brick Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Evans Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pima Rock and Sand Co Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| San Xavier Rock and Sand Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Geothermal | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucson | 1.7 miles | 25 | |
| Pascua Yaqui Indian Village | 2.0 miles | 25 | |
| El Rio | 2.2 miles | 25 | |
| Amphitheater | 2.6 miles | 26 | |
| Kleindale | 2.6 miles | 26 | |
| South Tucson | 3.0 miles | 25 | |
| Pueblo Gardens | 3.0 miles | 25 | |
| Silent Wheels Ranchomes | 3.7 miles | 20 |
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 Q122590907 | 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 9629. 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.













