Raso, Arizona
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Willcox census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85643. It lies near Hay Flat Draw. The Survey maps it on the Willcox North quadrangle. It stands 4,377 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1922 USGS Willcox quadrangle1:125000
- 1943 USGS Willcox quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Willcox quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Willcox North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Willcox quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Willcox North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
109 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 109 fires within 5 miles of Raso between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,356 acres in total. 11 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 | 63 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 3 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | RAILROAD PASS |
| 21 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | RASO |
| 20 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Willcox Volunteer Fire Department | OLD STEWART |
| 16 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | RASO |
| 11 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Southeast District | GOLD |
| 7 August 1995 | Smoking | 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 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Raso: 5 past producers, 4 producers, 3 prospects, 3 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Geothermal, Gold, Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboy Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Cowboy Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Golden Eagle Mine | Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Gold, Lead, Silver | |
| Golden Eagle Mine | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Tennessee and Arizona Property | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Drury | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| Iron Door | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Iron Door | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Smoot | Iron, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Spike-E Hills Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite |
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Raso in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2012: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Raso | $20,000 | Heavy rain of around 2 inches fell in a short amount of time in the northwest section of Willcox during the afternoon and led to flash flooding by early evening. Saguaro, North Fort Grant and Stewart Road were all closed due to flooding and one vehicle became stalled in flood waters. The flood waters caused a fissure to open up on Saguaro Road. |
| September 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Raso | $10,000 | A tractor trailer truck was blown over at mile marker 350 on Interstate 10. In addition, a nearby power pole was knocked down near the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luzena | 6.8 miles | 17 | |
| Bowie Junction (historical) | 6.9 miles | 17 | |
| Willcox | 7.3 miles | 18 | |
| Buckeye Mill | 10.7 miles | 17 | |
| Dos Cabezas | 13.5 miles | 17 | |
| Bowie | 14.1 miles | 17 | |
| Cochise | 18.0 miles | 17 | |
| Kansas Settlement | 18.9 miles | 16 |
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 Q28912650 | 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 24575. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








