BlockThree Way, Arizona
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Duncan census division. It stands on Cold Creek. The Survey maps it on the York quadrangle. It stands 3,629 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1954 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS York Valley quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS York quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Safford quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Three Way between 1992 and 2020, burning about 321 acres in total. 5 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 | 14 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 1995 | Natural | 15 acres | Gila District Office | MESA TANK |
| 31 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 26 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gila District Office | OLD SAFFORD |
| 2 August 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Gila District Office | RATTLESNAKE |
| 2 August 1994 | Natural | 211 acres | Gila District Office | PEACHTREE |
| 13 August 1993 | Natural | 42 acres | Gila District Office | TOLLGATE |
| 30 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 3 July 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Gila District Office | GUTHRIE MT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Three Way: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Calcium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADOT Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Iceland Spar | Calcium | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Iceland Spar | Calcium | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guthrie | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| York | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Apache Grove | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Aragon Place | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Maques Place | 7.5 miles | 12 | |
| Clifton | 7.9 miles | 20 | |
| East Plantsite | 8.3 miles | 20 | |
| Plantsite | 9.2 miles | 20 |
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 Q7797896 | 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 24653. 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.