BlockBefore

Wildwood Estates, Arizona

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Prescott census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86305. It stands on Spence Creek. The Survey maps it on the Iron Springs quadrangle.

Wildwood Estates within Yavapai County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 27 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

351 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 351 fires within 5 miles of Wildwood Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 351 acres in total. 62 started naturally. 17 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined159
Recreation and ceremony73
Natural62
Arson/incendiarism17
Smoking13
Equipment and vehicle use13
Debris and open burning6
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Fireworks1

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
9 September 1995Naturalunder an acrePrescott National ForestEMANUEL
8 September 1997Naturalunder an acrePrescott National ForestCAYUSE
6 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral Arizona Fire and Medical Authoritynot named
5 September 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acrePrescott National ForestMORGAN
4 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acrePrescott National ForestCARNATION
30 September 2001Recreation and ceremonyunder an acrePrescott National ForestWILLOW SPRINGS
30 September 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acrePrescott National ForestHIGHLAND
3 September 2001Recreation and ceremonyunder an acrePrescott National ForestSLASH

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yavapai County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 23 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Wildwood Estates: 6 past producers, 6 unknowns, 4 producers, 4 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Copper, 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
Granite PitsGraniteOccurrenceGranite
Madizelle Mining CoSilver, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Thumb Butte Con Mines CoCopper, Silver, GoldProspect
Zachariah Mining CoGold, CopperOccurrence
Derby MineGold, Silver, CopperProducer1905, 1937
Indiana MineGold, Silver, CopperProducer1908, 1935
Last Chance MineGold, Silver, CopperProducer1937, 1941
Silver ButtonSilverPast Producer
Blue SulfateCopperOccurrence
Copper GossanCopperProspect

Every working recorded in Yavapai 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
Forbing Park0.9 miles30
Miller Valley2.2 miles30
Prieta (historical)2.8 miles27
Prescott3.2 miles30
Fort Whipple3.2 miles30
Whipple3.3 miles30
Iron Springs3.3 miles27
Highland Park3.4 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 38953. 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.