Sandwash Mill, Arizona
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Arivaca census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85601. It lies near Cumero Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Cumero Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1921 USGS Old Glory quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Oro Blanco quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Old Glory quadrangle1:125000
- 1944 USGS Oro Blanco quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Cumero Mtn quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1994 USGS Atascosa Mountains quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Cumero Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
45 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Sandwash Mill between 1994 and 2020, burning about 19,253 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Coronado National Forest | CANINE |
| 21 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Coronado National Forest | JARILLAS |
| 7 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge | GARCIA TANK |
| 27 August 2019 | Natural | 32 acres | Coronado National Forest | CORONA |
| 26 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge | BAILEY |
| 24 August 2020 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge | YELLOW |
| 19 August 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 36 acres | Coronado National Forest | COCHE |
| 8 July 1997 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Coronado National Forest | FRAGUITA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Sandwash Mill: 11 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Tungsten, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border Mine Group | Silver, Gold, Tungsten, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | 1933, 1942 | |
| Easter Mine | Tungsten, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | 1929, 1941, 1942 | |
| Easter Mine Group | Gold, Lead, Silver, Tungsten, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Fair Play Mine | Lead, Gold, Copper, Silver, Zinc | Producer | 1931, 1962 | |
| Fairplay | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Grand View | Copper, Iron, Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Little Doe | Copper, Silver, Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Little Doe Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Uranium | Past Producer | Unknown | |
| San Luis Wash Tungsten Placers | Tungsten, Gold | Producer | 1952 | |
| Silver Crown # 2 | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sasabe | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Arivaca | 7.8 miles | 17 | |
| Puertocito | 9.8 miles | 18 | |
| Buenos Aires | 13.1 miles | 17 | |
| Las Guijas | 13.1 miles | 16 | |
| Secundino | 14.7 miles | 16 | |
| Sapano Vaya | 15.3 miles | 17 | |
| Kom Kug | 16.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 34057. 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.









