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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.

Sandwash Mill within Pima County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

45 since 1994

Regional 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
Natural17
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Recreation and ceremony7
Debris and open burning3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Arson/incendiarism3
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2002Natural1.0 acresCoronado National ForestCANINE
21 September 2006Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresCoronado National ForestJARILLAS
7 August 2004Debris and open burningunder an acreBuenos Aires National Wildlife RefugeGARCIA TANK
27 August 2019Natural32 acresCoronado National ForestCORONA
26 August 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresBuenos Aires National Wildlife RefugeBAILEY
24 August 2020Natural2.0 acresBuenos Aires National Wildlife RefugeYELLOW
19 August 2010Recreation and ceremony36 acresCoronado National ForestCOCHE
8 July 1997Natural1.0 acresCoronado National ForestFRAGUITA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pima County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Border Mine GroupSilver, Gold, Tungsten, Copper, LeadPast Producer1933, 1942
Easter MineTungsten, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, GoldPast Producer1929, 1941, 1942
Easter Mine GroupGold, Lead, Silver, Tungsten, Zinc, CopperPast Producer
Fair Play MineLead, Gold, Copper, Silver, ZincProducer1931, 1962
FairplayLead, Copper, Gold, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Grand ViewCopper, Iron, UraniumProspect
Little DoeCopper, Silver, UraniumProspect
Little Doe MineSilver, Copper, Lead, UraniumPast ProducerUnknown
San Luis Wash Tungsten PlacersTungsten, GoldProducer1952
Silver Crown # 2Lead, Silver, Copper, GoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Pima County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Sasabe6.7 miles12
Arivaca7.8 miles17
Puertocito9.8 miles18
Buenos Aires13.1 miles17
Las Guijas13.1 miles16
Secundino14.7 miles16
Sapano Vaya15.3 miles17
Kom Kug16.2 miles17

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.