Silent Wheels Ranchomes, Arizona
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Tucson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85705. The Survey maps it on the Jaynes quadrangle.
On record in Silent Wheels Ranchomes
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
USDA Tucson Plant Materials Centerlisted 1997 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1934 USGS Tucson Mountains quadrangle1:125000
- 1947 USGS Cortaro quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Cortaro quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Jaynes quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1992 USGS Jaynes quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Silver Bell Mountains quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Jaynes quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1,033 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,033 fires within 5 miles of Silent Wheels Ranchomes between 1993 and 2020, burning about 107 acres in total. 43 started naturally. 24 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 952 |
| Natural | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tucson Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Fire Rescue District | NOT NAMED |
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tucson Fire Department | 1862597 |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tucson Fire Department | 1862474 |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tucson Fire Department | 1862022 |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tucson Fire Department | 1862036 |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Silent Wheels Ranchomes: 4 past producers, 3 producers, 2 occurrences, 2 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Brick Clay, Clay, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect 20-3 | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| De Vay Brick Co | Clay | Unknown | ||
| De Vay Brick Co. | Brick Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Grabe Brick Co | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Grabe Brick Co. | Brick Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Action Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Oro Rock & Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Plant 26 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| San Xavier Rock and Sand Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockham | 0.3 miles | 20 | |
| Gardner Estates | 0.8 miles | 20 | |
| Flowing Wells | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Amphitheater | 1.7 miles | 26 | |
| Pascua Yaqui Indian Village | 1.9 miles | 25 | |
| Jaynes | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| El Rio | 2.6 miles | 25 | |
| Oracle Foothills Estates | 3.3 miles | 26 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122571709 | 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 2622746. 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.











