Saint Johns Mission, Arizona
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the St. Johns census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85339. The Survey maps it on the Laveen quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 26 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.
- 1912 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:62500
- 1914 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1952 USGS Laveen quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:62500, 2 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 Laveen quadrangle1:24000
- 1971 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Phoenix South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1,042 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,042 fires within 5 miles of Saint Johns Mission between 1992 and 2020, burning about 15,974 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 131 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 | 615 |
| Debris and open burning | 209 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 131 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 46 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-132220 |
| 8 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Pima Agency | H.SCHOOL |
| 7 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pima Agency | VEE QUIVA |
| 6 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pima Agency | BELTLINE |
| 6 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Pima Agency | WASH2 |
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pima Agency | PECOS |
| 5 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Pima Agency | WATER TANK |
| 4 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Pima Agency | SECORNER75 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Saint Johns Mission: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Silica, Quartz, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butterfly Mountain Area | Mica, Silica, Quartz | Past Producer | Muscovite, Sericite | |
| Butterfly Mtn Area Mica Deposit | Mica, Silica | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Komatke | 0.2 miles | 26 | |
| Gila Crossing | 1.0 miles | 26 | |
| Co-op Village | 3.7 miles | 26 | |
| Laveen | 5.0 miles | 26 | |
| Maricopa Village | 6.6 miles | 26 | |
| Lone Butte Ranch | 7.8 miles | 22 | |
| La Montana del Sur | 7.9 miles | 26 | |
| Wonder Rift | 9.1 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 25067. 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.











