BlockVictorine Crossing, Arizona
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Flagstaff census division. It lies near Cart Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Leonard Canyon quadrangle. It stands 6,565 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1887 USGS Verde quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Verde quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Leonard Canyon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Sedona quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Leonard Canyon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
194 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 194 fires within 5 miles of Victorine Crossing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11,317 acres in total. 169 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 169 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | SPAULDING |
| 30 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | GOODBYE |
| 29 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | RUT |
| 28 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | AZTEC |
| 19 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | not named |
| 17 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | LOCK |
| 16 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | ELK CALL |
| 14 September 2008 | Natural | 470 acres | Coconino National Forest | YEAGER |
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 Victorine Crossing: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Claims | Manganese | Past Producer | 1942 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Crossing | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Macks Crossing | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Kinder Crossing | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Blue Ridge | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Wiggins Crossing | 5.7 miles | 17 | |
| Mule Crossing | 8.6 miles | 26 | |
| Little Spring | 8.7 miles | 16 | |
| Campo Bonito | 9.4 miles | 26 |
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 Q38249355 | 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 35780. 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.