Tapco, Arizona
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Mingus Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86324. It stands on Bitter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Clarkdale quadrangle. It stands 3,409 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 30 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.
- 1887 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1905 USGS Jerome quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Clarkdale quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1944 USGS Clarkdale quadrangle1:48000
- 1948 USGS Clarkdale quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Clarkdale quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
162 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 162 fires within 5 miles of Tapco between 1992 and 2020, burning about 114 acres in total. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 137 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 12-0002075 |
| 19 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 18 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 12-0002007 |
| 15 September 2019 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Prescott National Forest | BAKERS PASS |
| 11 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 8 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 7 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 7 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cottonwood Fire Department | 2025 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 39 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 39 workings within 5 miles of Tapco: 12 producers, 12 past producers, 6 prospects, 5 unknowns. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Silver, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkdale Cement Plant Limestone Quarry | Cement Rock, Limestone, General | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Clarkdale Clay Quarry | Brick Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Jerome Slag Dump | Copper, Iron | Unknown | ||
| Jerome Verde Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1901, 1920 | |
| Phoenix Cement Co. Claims | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay | Producer | ||
| United Verde Extension Mine | Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1900, 1974 | |
| Pretty Folly | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Smoki 1-9 | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Bedrock Aggregate | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkdale | 1.7 miles | 30 | |
| Centerville | 2.5 miles | 30 | |
| Cottonwood | 4.3 miles | 29 | |
| Clemenceau | 4.5 miles | 29 | |
| Smelter City | 4.6 miles | 21 | |
| Jerome | 4.8 miles | 29 | |
| Sycamore | 5.5 miles | 30 | |
| Bridgeport | 5.7 miles | 21 |
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 Q30624629 | 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 35153. 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.













