Spur Cross, Arizona
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Clifton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85533. It lies near Dark Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Coronado Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1902 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1913 USGS Morenci quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1915 USGS Morenci quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Coronado Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Coronado Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
18 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Spur Cross between 1993 and 2017, burning about 293 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1993 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | not named |
| 9 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | GRANVILLE |
| 6 July 2017 | Natural | 200 acres | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | PINTO SPRINGS |
| 31 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | HL SADDLE |
| 23 July 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | CHERRY |
| 22 July 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | STOVE |
| 15 July 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | WEBSTER |
| 14 July 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | KNIGHT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Spur Cross: 3 past producers, 2 producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Lead, Silica, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lime Cap | Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Vanadium, Molybdenum | Past Producer | ||
| Lime Cap Group | Zinc, Lead, Vanadium, Molybdenum, Gold, Silver, Copper, Manganese | Producer | 1916, 1940, 1941 | |
| Willis Mine | Silica | Past Producer | Quartzite | |
| La Palma Group | Lead, Manganese | Producer | 1925 | |
| La Palma Group | Manganese, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| La Palma,Venus & San Francisco | Manganese | Prospect | 1920 | |
| Sylvia M Claims | Manganese | Occurrence | 1953 | |
| Sylvia M Claims | Manganese | Prospect | 1953 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granville | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Metcalf (historical) | 6.7 miles | 20 | |
| Morenci | 8.7 miles | 20 | |
| Stargo | 9.5 miles | 20 | |
| Plantsite | 11.0 miles | 20 | |
| East Plantsite | 12.0 miles | 20 | |
| Clifton | 12.5 miles | 20 | |
| Maques Place | 15.1 miles | 12 |
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 Q122595698 | 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 34758. 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.










