The Trails III, Arizona
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Salt River census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85257. The Survey maps it on the Tempe quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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.
- 1913 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:62500
- 1915 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Tempe quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1954 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Tempe quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Tempe quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1,197 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,197 fires within 5 miles of The Trails III between 1996 and 2020, burning about 187 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 14 were 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 | 1165 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mesa Fire and Medical Department | NOT NAMED |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 155223 |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix Fire Department | 333916 |
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-133139 |
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tempe Fire Department | 1820633 |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mesa Fire and Medical Department | NOT NAMED |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 241628 |
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 The Trails III: 10 producers, 5 past producers, 1 unknown. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Flagstone, Slate, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giacoma Claims | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Mesa Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Scottsdale Plant | Flagstone, Slate, Dimension | Producer | ||
| A&A Materials Screening | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Arizona S&R Plant #3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hayden Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Johnson Stewart Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mesa Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mesa Plant & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mesa Sand & Rock #1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Mountain Village | 0.1 miles | 23 | |
| Shadow Mountain Village Scottsdale | 0.1 miles | 23 | |
| Wheel Inn Ranch | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Marlborough Park | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Salt River | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Tempe Cascade | 2.0 miles | 23 | |
| Tempe | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Normal Junction | 3.1 miles | 23 |
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 Q122573332 | 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 25157. 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.











