Potato Patch, Arizona
31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Prescott census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86303. It lies near Mount Davis. The Survey maps it on the Groom Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 31 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.
- 1887 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1903 USGS Bradshaw Mountains quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Mt. Union quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Mt. Union quadrangle1:63360
- 1949 USGS Mt. Union quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Groom Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Bradshaw Mts quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
383 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 383 fires within 5 miles of Potato Patch between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,364 acres in total. 211 started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 211 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 72 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 63 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | BANNIE |
| 7 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | SHORT |
| 7 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | TRITLE |
| 7 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | MYRTLE |
| 6 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | PATCH |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northwest District | EAGLE |
| 4 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | TRANSCENDENT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 188 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 188 workings within 5 miles of Potato Patch: 84 past producers, 59 producers, 29 prospects, 10 unknowns. 60 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Gold, Silver, Silver, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alligator | Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Alturas Mine | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Producer | 1924, 1945 | |
| Arizona Victory Copper | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Black Diamond Mine | Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper | Producer | 1910, 1919 | |
| Cash | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Quartz, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Cash Mine | Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Semiprecious Gemstone, Quartz | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Champion Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Producer | 1916, 1946 | |
| Champion Patent M S 1314 | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Chase | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Combination Mine | Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper | Producer | 1948, 1975 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezia | 2.6 miles | 31 | |
| Walker | 2.6 miles | 31 | |
| Breezy Pines | 3.2 miles | 33 | |
| Groom Creek | 3.3 miles | 31 | |
| Ponderosa Park | 4.8 miles | 31 | |
| Dandrea | 4.9 miles | 32 | |
| Goodwin | 5.4 miles | 32 | |
| Oak Knoll Village | 6.1 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 33142. 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.













