Cordes Junction, Arizona
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Cordes Lakes-Mayer census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86333. The Survey maps it on the Cordes Junction quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 30 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 Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1903 USGS Bradshaw Mountains quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Mayer quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Mayer quadrangle1:63360
- 1949 USGS Mayer quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Cordes Junction quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Bradshaw Mts quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
185 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 185 fires within 5 miles of Cordes Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,504 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 4 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 | 131 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 29 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Phoenix District Office | HORSESHOE |
| 17 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | DOUBLE 2 |
| 17 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Phoenix District Office | DOUBLE |
| 17 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 13 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mayer Fire District | NOT NAMED |
| 13 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mayer Fire District | NOT NAMED |
| 13 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | BASIN |
| 10 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | CORDES JUNCTION |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Cordes Junction: 6 past producers, 4 prospects, 3 producers, 2 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Manganese, Gold, Copper, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordes Custom Milling Facility | Copper, Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Iowa Group | Silica, Copper | Past Producer | Chert, Quartz | |
| Iowa Group | Copper, Silica, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| John Henry | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| John Henry Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold | Producer | 1942 | |
| Miss Tracy | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Mc Mahon & Victory Claims | Copper, Lead | Occurrence | Chrysocolla, Malachite | |
| Parker Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Producer | 1907, 1942 | |
| Rainey Property | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Terry Anderson Property | Gold | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
9 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cordes Junction in 9 storm reports between 1994 and 2016: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 lightning, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2005 | Hail | Cordes Junction | 1 killed | Arizona Department of Public Safety reported 5 wrecks due to hail covered road on I-17 near Highway 69. There was one fatality in a wreck on Highway 69 between I-17 and Mayer. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cordes Junction | $500,000 | Sheds and roofs were damaged by thunderstorm winds in Spring Valley. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Cordes Junction | - | The Hassayampa River rose about 8 feet and was flowing rapidly. It is normally dry. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cordes Junction | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts caused carport roof damage in Cordes Junction. |
| August 2005 | Hail | Cordes Junction | - | Quarter to Golf ball sized (1 to 1 3/4 inch diameter) hail fell in Cordes Junction. |
| August 2005 | Heavy Rain | Cordes Junction | - | Heavy rain cause flooding in one house in Cordes Junction. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cordes Junction | - | Law Enforcement in Cordes Junction reported wind gusts to 60 MPH. |
| September 2003 | Hail | Cordes Junction | - | Half dollar sized (1 1/4 inch diameter) hail was reported 12 miles southeast of Cordes Junction. |
| September 1996 | Lightning | Cordes Junction | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcosanti | 1.3 miles | 30 | |
| Cordes Lakes | 1.9 miles | 30 | |
| Spring Valley | 2.2 miles | 30 | |
| Cordes | 3.2 miles | 30 | |
| Ocotillo | 4.8 miles | 30 | |
| Cleator | 7.0 miles | 30 | |
| Mayer | 7.6 miles | 29 | |
| Dugas | 7.8 miles | 23 |
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 Q122543643 | 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 27941. 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.













