Sacate, Arizona
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Gila River census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85339. The Survey maps it on the Pima Butte quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 22 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.
- 1913 USGS Maricopa quadrangle1:62500
- 1915 USGS Maricopa quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Maricopa quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Pima Butte quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Pima Butte quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Phoenix South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
117 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 117 fires within 5 miles of Sacate between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,680 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 17 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 | 66 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pima Agency | YELLOW |
| 13 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pima Agency | HOOVER |
| 12 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Pima Agency | WOMAN |
| 12 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pima Agency | POWERLINE |
| 9 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Pima Agency | HOLLY #?! |
| 27 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pima Agency | SLEEPER |
| 17 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Kaibab National Forest | SCHOLZ |
| 17 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Pima Agency | CUP-CAKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Sacate: 3 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Feldspar, Quartz, Granite, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Spur of Pima Butte | Mica, Feldspar, Quartz | Occurrence | Muscovite | |
| Pima Butte Area | Granite, Stone | Past Producer | Granite | |
| North Spur of Pima Butte | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Sand and Gravel Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sand and Gravel | |
| Sand and Gravel Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sand and Gravel |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maricopa Wells | 1.1 miles | 22 | |
| Santa Cruz | 5.7 miles | 22 | |
| Heaton | 7.4 miles | 22 | |
| Maricopa | 8.4 miles | 22 | |
| Snaketown | 8.5 miles | 19 | |
| Enid | 9.7 miles | 22 | |
| Ak Chin | 10.0 miles | 22 | |
| Ak-Chin Village | 10.3 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 25339. 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.











