Bonita Creek Estates, Arizona
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Payson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85541. It lies near Walk Moore Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Dane Canyon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 26 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
- 1934 USGS Promontory Butte quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Promontory Butte quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Promontory Butte quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Dane Canyon quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Payson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Dane Canyon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
556 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 556 fires within 5 miles of Bonita Creek Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,409 acres in total. 431 started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 431 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 51 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | PRAIRIE |
| 9 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | MAYFIELD |
| 9 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | CHASE |
| 9 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | BEA |
| 8 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | CAVE |
| 8 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | PERLEY |
| 7 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | VERDE |
| 7 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | WASHINGTON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Bonita Creek Estates: 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neptune Property | Uranium, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellison Creek Estates | 2.5 miles | 25 | |
| La Cienega | 2.6 miles | 25 | |
| Verde Glen | 2.8 miles | 23 | |
| Whispering Pines | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Washington Park | 3.9 miles | 23 | |
| Beaver Valley Estates | 4.8 miles | 23 | |
| Wonder Valley | 5.5 miles | 23 | |
| Freedom Acres | 5.8 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2056532. 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.











