Riordan, Arizona
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Flagstaff census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86005. The Survey maps it on the Flagstaff West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 30 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.
- 1886 USGS San Francisco Mtns quadrangle1:250000
- 1891 USGS San Francisco Mtns quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS San Francisco Mtns quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1899 USGS San Francisco Mtns quadrangle1:250000
- 1908 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:125000
- 1912 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Flagstaff West quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1982 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
480 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 480 fires within 5 miles of Riordan between 1992 and 2020, burning about 672 acres in total. 111 started naturally. 9 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 | 210 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 124 |
| Natural | 111 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
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 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | LODGE |
| 9 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | not named |
| 8 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | PLANTATION |
| 8 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | BUDWEISER |
| 8 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | not named |
| 7 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | PATERSON |
| 7 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | MIAMI |
| 7 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Riordan: 13 past producers, 11 unknowns, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Volcanic Materials, Pumice, Clay, Perlite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Sheep Pit | Perlite | Producer | ||
| Rogers Lake | Clay | Occurrence | Residual | |
| Rogers Lake | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Tuthill | 4.2 miles | 30 | |
| Flagstaff | 4.6 miles | 30 | |
| Cogdill Center | 5.0 miles | 30 | |
| Bellemont | 6.0 miles | 31 | |
| East Flagstaff | 6.7 miles | 31 | |
| Kachina Village | 7.0 miles | 30 | |
| Mountainaire | 8.3 miles | 30 | |
| Elden Pueblo | 9.6 miles | 31 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 42729. 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.












