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Troy, Arizona

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the North Pinal census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85137. It lies near Tiger Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Hot Tamale Peak quadrangle.

Troy within Pinal County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

48 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Troy between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,455 acres in total. 12 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/undetermined25
Natural12
Equipment and vehicle use3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony1
Debris and open burning1
Arson/incendiarism1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
18 September 1995Natural10 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
9 August 1993Naturalunder an acrePhoenix District OfficeSTONE
8 August 1995Natural20 acresPhoenix District OfficeOSHANTER
8 August 1995Natural1,730 acresPhoenix District OfficeOLDBALDY
5 August 1993Natural3.0 acresPhoenix District OfficeDRIPPING
3 August 1992Natural5.0 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
27 August 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pinal County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 65 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 65 workings within 5 miles of Troy: 30 past producers, 20 producers, 8 occurrences, 6 prospects. 20 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Gold, Silver, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Alice PropertyCopper, Lead, Silver, GoldPast Producer
C & B Vanadium MineVanadium, Molybdenum, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, BismuthPast ProducerVein
C and B Group Bywater Mine?Copper, Lead, Zinc, VanadiumProducer
Claims M S 2447UraniumPast Producer
Copper Ace GroupCopper, SilicaPast ProducerVein
Copper Ace GroupCopper, Silica, Silver, GoldPast Producer
Copper Chief GroupTungsten, Vanadium, Gold, Lead, SilverProspect
Cow BoyLead, Gold, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Vanadium, MercuryPast Producer
Cowboy MineGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Mercury, Zinc, Vanadium, MolybdenumProducer1895, 1925
Dripping Springs MinesCopper, Gold, Silver, ZincProducer1901, 1953

Every working recorded in Pinal County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Riverside4.1 miles16
Ray Junction4.2 miles16
Kelvin4.5 miles16
Sonora5.3 miles16
Ray5.9 miles16
Kearny6.0 miles16
Branaman6.4 miles16
Hayden Junction10.3 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 25341. 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.