BlockSunset City, Arizona
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1883 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Winslow-Holbrook census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86047. The Survey maps it on the Winslow quadrangle. It stands 4,895 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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.
- 1883 USGS Tusayan quadrangle1:250000
- 1886 USGS Tusayan quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Winslow quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Winslow 4 SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Winslow quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Winslow quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
16 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Sunset City (historical) between 1993 and 2019, burning about 223 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Winslow Fire Department | 18-0198 |
| 10 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 30 June 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | TRANSCON |
| 27 June 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | TUCKER |
| 13 June 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | WINSLOW 2 |
| 11 June 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 10 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northeast District | COCHRAN |
| 21 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | WINSLOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Sunset City (historical): 3 unknowns, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Gypsum-Anhydrite, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acme Cement Plaster Company | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| O'Harco Ranch | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| O'Harco Robinson Prospect | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Uranium Deposit | Uranium | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham City (historical) | 0.2 miles | 21 | |
| Bushman Acres | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Sunset Crossing (historical) | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Winslow | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| West Winslow | 4.7 miles | 21 | |
| Hibbard | 8.8 miles | 14 | |
| Manila | 13.9 miles | 18 | |
| Joseph City | 18.0 miles | 18 |
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 Sunset City (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7641178 | 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 1851963. 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.