Sponseller, Arizona
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Snowflake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85935. It lies near Morgan Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Lakeside quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1886 USGS St Johns quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS St Johns quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Saint Johns quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Saint Johns quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Saint Johns quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS McNary quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Saint Johns quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Lakeside quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Lakeside quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Springerville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Lakeside quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
276 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 276 fires within 5 miles of Sponseller between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,323 acres in total. 143 started naturally. 8 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 | 143 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 75 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | TANK |
| 9 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado River Agency | SATURDAY |
| 9 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | MULLEN |
| 8 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | TUFF |
| 7 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | not named |
| 7 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | not named |
| 6 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | SPRINGER MOUNTAIN |
| 6 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | CHIP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Sponseller: 4 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Volcanic Materials, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Lakeside No. 1 Cinder Pit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | ||
| Lakeside No. 2 Cinder Pit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | ||
| Lakeside No. 3 Cinder Pit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | ||
| Mcnary Cinders Occurrence | Volcanic Materials | Occurrence | ||
| Ortega Mtn. Cinder Pits | Volcanic Materials | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinetop-Lakeside | 5.4 miles | 21 | |
| Lakeside | 5.4 miles | 21 | |
| Bell | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Pinetop | 5.5 miles | 21 | |
| Lake of the Woods | 5.9 miles | 21 | |
| Indian Pine | 8.1 miles | 22 | |
| Show Low | 8.5 miles | 16 | |
| Silver Creek | 10.4 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.
| Wikidata item Q122568939 | 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 34717. 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.










