Vainom Kug, Arizona
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Tohono O'odham Nation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85634. It stands on Sikul Himatk Wash. The Survey maps it on the Vainom Kug quadrangle. It stands 2,064 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 14 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.
- 1953 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Quijotoa Mts quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Vainom Kug quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS Vainom Kug quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
22 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Vainom Kug between 2005 and 2017, burning about 523 acres in total. 1 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 | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 acres | Green Valley Fire District | not named |
| 20 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Papago Agency | FT. APACHE FIRE |
| 13 July 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Papago Agency | NOPOWER |
| 28 June 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Kaibab National Forest | SYCAMORE |
| 14 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Papago Agency | COYOTE #1 |
| 14 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Papago Agency | COYOTE #2 |
| 14 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Papago Agency | COYOTE #3 |
| 9 May 2009 | Firearms and explosives use | 10 acres | Phoenix District Office | WILLOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Vainom Kug: 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, Silver, Gold, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Lomand Mines | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Producer | 1885 | |
| Ben Lomand Mines | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Horseshoe Placers | Gold, Silver | Producer | 1774 | |
| Unknown | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Padres Hester | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Prize Mine | Copper, Silver | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kui Tatk | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Kaihon Kug | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Sikul Himatk | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Piato Vaya | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Nolic | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| Santa Lucia | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| San Luis | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| Quijotoa | 7.0 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Vainom Kug | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q38249269 | 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 24670. 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.










