BlockSif Vaya, Arizona
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Tohono O'odham Nation census division. The Survey maps it on the Kohatk quadrangle. It stands 1,965 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 16 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.
- 1941 USGS Vekol Mountains quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Vekol Mountains quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Vekol Mountains quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Gila Bend quadrangle1:100000
- 1981 USGS Kohatk quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1996 USGS Kohatk quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
2 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Sif Vaya between 2005 and 2007, burning about 17,132 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 June 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 17,131 acres | Phoenix District Office | SAND TANK |
| 2 April 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Papago Agency | LEWIS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Sif Vaya: 10 past producers, 5 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Silver, Lead, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Gift | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Christmas Gift Mine | Gold, Lead, Copper | Producer | 1883, 1885 | |
| Copperosity | Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Copperosity Mine | Copper, Silver | Producer | 1885, 1890, 1917 | |
| Great Eastern | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Hilltop Extension Claims | Copper, Silver, Silica | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Hilltop Extension Claims | Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Pomona Mine | Silver, Lead, Vanadium, Gold, Molybdenum, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Republic Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold | Producer | 1914, 1917 | |
| Republic Prospect | Copper, Gold, Silver | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiapuk | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Kohatk | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Jackrabbit House | 11.6 miles | 17 | |
| North Komelik | 11.7 miles | 17 | |
| Vaiva Vo | 12.1 miles | 17 | |
| Tat Momoli | 12.3 miles | 17 | |
| Peters Corner | 18.1 miles | 22 | |
| Shopishk | 19.0 miles | 19 |
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 Sif Vaya | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q30595836 | 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 24613. 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.