BlockBumstead, Arizona
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Phoenix census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85335. The Survey maps it on the El Mirage quadrangle.
On record in Bumstead
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Tal'-Wi-Wi Ranchlisted 2025 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1954 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS El Mirage quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS El Mirage quadrangle1:24000
- 1971 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Phoenix North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
491 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 491 fires within 5 miles of Bumstead between 1992 and 2020, burning about 198 acres in total. 6 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/undetermined | 457 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | El Mirage Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sun City Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 4 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | El Mirage Fire Department | 3065 |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-111961 |
| 4 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AIRLINE CANAL |
| 30 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sun City Fire Department | not named |
| 27 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-111966 |
| 24 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | El Mirage Fire Department | 3267 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Bumstead: 7 producers, 4 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Halite, Salt, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agua Fria Pit Sun Valley Crushing | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Alonzo Elder Muscovite #1 | Mica | Producer | ||
| Luke Salt Body - Southwest Salt Mine | Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | 1968 | |
| Maricopa Group | Manganese | Past Producer | 1915 | |
| Southwest Mine & Mill | Salt | Producer | ||
| Southwest Salt | Salt | Producer | ||
| Solid Salt Occurrence | Halite | Occurrence | ||
| Unidentified Halite Occurrence | Halite | Past Producer | Halite | |
| Arizona Sand & Rock, Agua Fria Plan | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
2 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bumstead in 2 storm reports between 2013 and 2022: 1 heavy rain, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bumstead | $15,000 | A large tree was uprooted in a neighborhood near Bullard Avenue and Larkspur Drive, crashing through a cinder block wall and causing damage to the backyard of a home. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2013 | Heavy Rain | Bumstead | - | Scattered thunderstorms brought locally heavy rainfall to portions of the northern greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the late evening hours on July 19th. The heavy rain affected communities from Surprise and Sun City northwestward towards Cave Creek. The heavy rain began around 1015 pm and continued through 1130 pm. At 11 pm, a trained weather spotter 5 miles northwest of Desert Ridge Marketplace measured 1.5 inches of rain that fell within 45 minutes near Dynamite and North Cave Creek Road. Another trained spotter in Surprise also measured 1.5 inches of rain within a 45 minute period in the area of North Reems and West Cholla, about 2 miles west of Waddell. The rain began falling at approximately 1030 pm. In both cases, the heavy rain led to widespread, although relatively minor, street flooding. The heavy rain also led to the issuance of an Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for much of the northern greater Phoenix area beginning at 1148 pm and effective through 145 am the next day. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webb | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Goldbadge | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Wayne | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Agua Fria | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Youngtown | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Dysart (historical) | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| White Tanks | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Fennemore | 3.7 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2195. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.