Sacaton Flats, Arizona
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Gila River census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85147. It stands on McClellan Wash. The Survey maps it on the Sacaton quadrangle.
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.
- 1907 USGS Sacaton quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Sacaton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1971 USGS Sacaton quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
935 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 935 fires within 5 miles of Sacaton Flats between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,524 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 84 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 | 604 |
| Debris and open burning | 190 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 84 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pima Agency | GRANDE |
| 9 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | CONLEY |
| 8 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pima Agency | FOUR LAW |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pima Agency | COTTON |
| 6 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pima Agency | CHARLEY |
| 5 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Pima Agency | W. PIMA |
| 5 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Pima Agency | #7SEEDFARM |
| 30 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pima Agency | COMMUNITY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Sacaton Flats: 8 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper, Corundum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacaton Mountains | Corundum, Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Stone Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Wedge Group | Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Blackwater Copper | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Mineral Butte Group Block Ii | Copper | Prospect | ||
| North Bank - Gila River | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Olberg | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Basalt, Granite | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Olberg | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Sacaton | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| South Santan | 5.3 miles | 18 | |
| Blackwater | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Borree Corner | 8.8 miles | 21 | |
| Stotonic | 9.2 miles | 20 | |
| Burns | 9.6 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24593. 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.








