BlockTahchee, Arizona
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Chinle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86520. It stands on Tah Chee Wash. The Survey maps it on the Blue Gap quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1892 USGS Canyon De Chelly quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Shiprock quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Shiprock quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Shiprock quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Blue Gap quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Canyon De Chelly quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Tahchee between 1994 and 1996, burning about 3 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 3 |
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 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | YALEPOINT1 |
| 22 June 1996 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | BLUE |
| 15 June 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | CAPTAINTOM |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Tahchee: 9 past producers, 5 occurrences, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Vanadium, Uranium, Vanadium, Uranium, Vanadium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etsitty No. 1 Mine | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | Clay, Metahewettite, Tyuyamunite | |
| Alkali Water Gap Prospect | Vanadium, Uranium | Occurrence | Clay, Metahewettite, Tyuyamunite | |
| M.O. 28 Mine | Vanadium, Uranium | Past Producer | Clay, Metahewettite, Tyuyamunite | |
| Uranium Deposit | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Arrowhead No. 2 Mine | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | Clay, Metahewettite, Tyuyamunite | |
| Black Mountain Vase Mine | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | Clay, Tyuyamunite | |
| Claim 28 Mine | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | Clay, Metahewettite, Tyuyamunite | |
| Claim 3 Mine | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | Clay, Metahewettite, Tyuyamunite | |
| Claim 31 Mine | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | Clay, Metahewettite, Tyuyamunite | |
| Claim 7 Mine | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | Clay, Metahewettite, Tyuyamunite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Gap | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Coyote Springs | 9.7 miles | 14 | |
| Cottonwood | 10.7 miles | 14 | |
| Rough Rock | 12.4 miles | 14 | |
| Salina | 14.3 miles | 14 | |
| Many Farms | 17.0 miles | 15 | |
| Chinle | 18.8 miles | 15 | |
| Junction Overlook | 22.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 25272. 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.