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Seneca, Arizona

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the San Carlos census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85550. The Survey maps it on the Mule Hoof Bend quadrangle. It stands 4,800 feet above sea level.

Seneca within Gila County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 18 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

50 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Seneca between 1992 and 2020, burning about 624 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 7 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
Natural22
Arson/incendiarism7
Smoking6
Equipment and vehicle use5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Debris and open burning2
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor2

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
19 September 2000Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFort Apache AgencySALT CYN
16 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Carlos AgencyTANKS
9 August 1993Naturalunder an acreTonto National Forestnot named
8 August 2009Natural13 acresSan Carlos AgencySAW
7 August 2009Natural10 acresSan Carlos AgencyZTK
5 August 2009Naturalunder an acreFort Apache AgencyFLYING-V
20 August 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFort Apache Agencynot named
4 July 2001Natural17 acresSan Carlos AgencyBONGO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gila County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 63 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 63 workings within 5 miles of Seneca: 37 past producers, 16 occurrences, 9 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Asbestos, Iron, Uranium, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Cobb & Dunaway GroupAsbestos, ManganesePast ProducerVein
Emsco MineAsbestos, WollastonitePast ProducerVein
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerGravel
Hillside DepositUranium, Fluorine-FluoriteProspect
Mule Shoe Bend Erythrite OccuranceCobaltOccurrence
Roadside MineAsbestos, Gold, SilverPast ProducerVein
Seneca ProspectAsbestos, Tungsten, IronPast ProducerChrysotile, Magnetite, Wollastonite
Snakebit MineUranium, Copper, Lead, ZincOccurrenceVein
Wedge Claim No 2Lead, Gold, Silver, Vanadium, Barium-BaritePast Producer
Enders PropertyAsbestos, IronPast Producer

Every working recorded in Gila County

Storms near this place

6 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Seneca in 6 storm reports between 2007 and 2022: 5 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2019Flash FloodSeneca$5,000Scattered thunderstorms developed across the higher terrain of eastern Arizona, including southern Gila County, during the afternoon and early evening hours on July 23rd. The potential for heavy rain was rather high and as such a Flash Flood Watch had been issued earlier in the day for south central Arizona. Despite the high potential, only one instance of flash flooding actually occurred. According to the Arizona Department of Highways, at roughly 1705MST flash flooding northeast of Globe resulted in boulders strewn across the road on US 60 eastbound near BIA-10 at Milepost 290. The flash flooding occurred about 17 miles northwest of Hilltop. No accidents were reported due to the hazard caused by boulders on the highway. A Flash Flood Watch was issued for the area at 1539MST and was in effect at the time.
July 2022Flash FloodSeneca-The stream gauge on Cibcue (CBQ) Creek near the confluence with the Salt River showed a 3.5 foot rise to 2,500 cubic feet per second.
July 2021Flash FloodSeneca-State Highway 60 was close due to flooding about 14 air miles south of Cibecue.
August 2021Flash FloodSeneca-A USGS stream gage along Cibecue Creek near Chrysotile, Arizona recorded a rapid rise of over 4 feet in less than 15 minutes. At 2205MST, the creek crested at 6.9 feet. No damage or injuries were reported.
January 2008Heavy RainSeneca-Heavy rain caused a mud and rock slide in the Salt River canyon, closing highway 60 between Globe and Show Low.
July 2007Flash FloodSeneca-Huge boulders fell onto route 77 at the Salt River Canyon.

Every storm recorded in Gila 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
Chrysotile3.1 miles15
Tucker9.4 miles15
Sawmill11.4 miles12
Black River Crossing16.2 miles13
McMillianville16.4 miles15
Bear Canyon Junction16.4 miles12
Dagger16.5 miles17
Cedar Creek Crossing18.1 miles12

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 SenecaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q4962030The 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 34260. 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.