Tin Shack, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Needles census division. It stands on Whipple Wash. The Survey maps it on the Whipple Wash quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1911 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 74 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1911 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1911 USGS Parker quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Whipple Mts. quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Whipple Mts quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Whipple Mts quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1970 USGS Whipple Wash quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Parker quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Tin Shack (historical) between 1992 and 2017, burning about 165 acres in total. None 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 | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado River District | STEAMBOAT |
| 4 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northwest District | BLUEGILL |
| 8 June 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Colorado River District | SAND ISLE |
| 16 June 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 12 June 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | COVE |
| 29 May 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Colorado River District | CFIRE 3 |
| 19 April 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 158 acres | Colorado River Agency | PALM |
| 6 March 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado River District | CONTACT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Tin Shack (historical): 21 prospects, 8 past producers, 6 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Silver, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunbar | Iron, Aluminum, Barium-Barite, Calcium, Magnesite, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese, Tungsten | Prospect | ||
| Blue Heaven Group | Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Quadrangle Copper Group | Silver, Copper, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Blue Heaven Extension | Copper, Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Copper Crest Group | Copper, Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Mount Whipple Gold Mining Co. | Copper, Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Dawson Deposit | Manganese | Occurrence | Psilomelane |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Havasu Palms | 2.0 miles | 23 | |
| Black Meadow Landing | 4.0 miles | 23 | |
| Parker Dam | 8.8 miles | 23 | |
| Havasu Lake | 10.8 miles | 22 | |
| Cross Roads | 11.1 miles | 25 | |
| Bluewater | 13.5 miles | 22 | |
| Earp | 14.3 miles | 22 | |
| Big River | 16.6 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1667153. 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.








