San Xavier, Arizona
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Arivaca census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85629. It lies near White Hill. The Survey maps it on the Twin Buttes quadrangle. It stands 3,540 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1920 USGS Arivaca quadrangle1:125000
- 1925 USGS Samaniego Peak quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Twin Buttes quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Twin Buttes quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Twin Buttes quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Twin Buttes quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Twin Buttes quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Sells quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Photographs
8 of 11 photographs shown, 2018Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Highsmith, Carol M, 2018. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2018. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2018. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2018. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2018. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2018. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2018. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2018. Library of Congress
Every photograph of Pima County
Fires near this place
26 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of San Xavier between 1993 and 2020, burning about 10 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 8 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | CRUZ |
| 7 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Helmet Peak Volunteer Fire Department | 77 |
| 3 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | GUNSIGHT |
| 28 August 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Helmet Peak Volunteer Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 24 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Southeast District | MCGEE |
| 24 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 7 June 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Papago Agency | PIMA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 62 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 62 workings within 5 miles of San Xavier: 25 past producers, 18 producers, 16 occurrences, 2 plants. 20 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annete Mine | Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Lead | Producer | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Ant Hill Group | Lead, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Antelope Claims | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Antelope Claims | Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Arizona No. 3 Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold | Producer | 1948, 1966 | |
| Cottonwood Ranch | REE, Thorium | Occurrence | ||
| Daisy Mine | Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Tungsten, Molybdenum | Past Producer | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Daisy Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Lone Valley Mine | Tungsten, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Scheelite | |
| Lone Valley Mine Group | Copper, Silver, Tungsten | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names San Xavier in 6 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 4 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2011 | Flash Flood | San Xavier | $25,000 | Heavy rainfall resulted in rapid runoff and flash flooding on Tucson's south side. Several streets were flooded around the Tucson International Airport and a swift water rescue was conducted at Old Nogales and Old Vail Roads. The most significant damage was sustained by the Marshall Home for Men near Interstate 10 and Interstate 19 where a small wash overflowed into the business, resulting in significant water damage to the interior. The force of the water also broke through the front door. |
| October 2018 | Flash Flood | San Xavier | $1,000 | Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused several roads to be flooded in the Sahuarita area including sections of Wilmot Road and Nogales Highway. One one car became stalled in flood waters on La Villita Road. |
| October 2025 | Funnel Cloud | San Xavier | - | Multiple reports of a funnel cloud south of Drexel Heights associated with a weak shower. Lasted 5 minutes. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | San Xavier | - | Two to three inches of rain in 2 hours along and south of Highway 86 caused flash flooding south of Ryan Field Airport and around Tucson Mountain Park Estates. Sierrita Mt. Rd. was closed near Hilltop Rd. and both Sandario Rd. and Snyder Hill Rd. was closed at the Black Wash. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | San Xavier | - | A trained spotter reported 0.90 inch of rain in 15 minutes with roadways flooded in the Sahuarita area. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | San Xavier | - | Thunderstorm winds were estimated to 60 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Buttes | 5.2 miles | 21 | |
| Sahuarita | 7.5 miles | 20 | |
| Green Valley Pueblo Estates | 7.7 miles | 20 | |
| Duval | 7.8 miles | 20 | |
| East Sahuarita | 9.1 miles | 20 | |
| Sahuarita Heights | 9.1 miles | 20 | |
| Green Valley | 9.8 miles | 20 | |
| Diamond Bell Ranch | 9.9 miles | 15 |
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 San Xavier | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16899728 | 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 10864. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










