BlockTes Nez Iah, Arizona
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Sweetwater census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86514. It stands on Walker Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mexican Water quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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
- 1968 USGS Mexican Water quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Rock Point quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Tes Nez Iah in 2000, burning about 4 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 April 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.5 acres | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | TESNEZIAH |
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 Tes Nez Iah: 5 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Gemstone, Garnet, Uranium, Copper, Garnet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garnet Ridge | Gemstone, Garnet, Uranium, Copper | Occurrence | Chrysocolla, Malachite | |
| Mexican Water | Garnet | Occurrence | Garnet | |
| Chinle Wash | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Chinle Wash | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Chinle Wash | Limestone, General | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexican Water | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Mexican Water Trading Post | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Sand Springs | 7.2 miles | 15 | |
| Dennehotso | 9.9 miles | 19 | |
| Diamond Fields | 13.2 miles | 19 | |
| Rock Point | 16.1 miles | 15 | |
| Totacon | 16.3 miles | 18 | |
| Red Mesa | 18.4 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24651. 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.