Three Forks, Arizona
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Eagar-Springerville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85920. It stands on Boneyard Creek. The Survey maps it on the Buffalo Crossing quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1922 USGS Nutrioso quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Big Lake quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Nutrioso quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Buffalo Crossing quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Buffalo Crossing quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
184 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 184 fires within 5 miles of Three Forks between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,254 acres in total. 139 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 139 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 25 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | OPEN DRAW 2 |
| 29 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | OPEN DRAW |
| 28 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | THREE FORKS |
| 15 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | COYOTE CREEK |
| 10 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | PONDEROSA PINE |
| 9 August 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | BONE YARD |
| 7 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | 276 |
| 7 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | ROUND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Three Forks: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Pumice, Perlite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila Valley Block Co Property | Pumice, Perlite | Unknown |
Storms near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Three Forks in 1 storm report in 2008: 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Three Forks | - | A small tornado was observed near Big Lake in the White Mountains. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boneyard | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Crosby Crossing | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Nutrioso | 8.8 miles | 14 | |
| Alpine | 9.1 miles | 14 | |
| Rosebud | 10.4 miles | 18 | |
| Feaster | 13.0 miles | 14 | |
| Greer | 13.2 miles | 18 | |
| Northwoods | 14.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 35296. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








