BlockRowood, Arizona
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Ajo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85321. It lies near Concentrator Hill. The Survey maps it on the Ajo South quadrangle. It stands 1,719 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 17 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.
- 1932 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:62500
- 1934 USGS Ajo 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
- 1963 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Ajo South quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS Ajo South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Rowood between 1995 and 2017, burning about 41 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | FINLEY |
| 2 August 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | AJO |
| 1 August 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 19 May 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | CORNELIA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Rowood: 7 occurrences, 7 producers, 4 past producers, 2 unknowns. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Gold, Silver, Copper, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajo District | Gold, Silver, Copper, Molybdenum, Zinc, Gemstone, Titanium, Niobium (Columbium), Iron | Producer | PORPHYRY CU, VEINS | |
| Cardigan Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold | Producer | ||
| Cardigan Mine | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Valley Claims | Copper, Silica | Past Producer | ||
| New Cornelia Ajo | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Molybdenum, Gold, Semiprecious Gemstone, Iron, Niobium (Columbium), Titanium, Rubidium | Past Producer | 1750, 1917, 1985 | |
| Old Hickles Property | Copper, Silica, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Old Hickles Property | Copper, Silver, Gold, Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Right On Group | Copper, Gold, Silica | Unknown | ||
| Alfred Group | Copper, Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Copper Ledge | Copper, Gold, Silver | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajo | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Mexican Town | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Gibson | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Childs | 5.8 miles | 17 | |
| Chico Shunie | 6.0 miles | 17 | |
| Why | 9.1 miles | 14 | |
| Sikort Chuapo | 9.9 miles | 14 | |
| Hoa Murk | 11.3 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.
| Wikipedia article on Rowood | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28912730 | 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 24591. 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.