Crookton, Arizona
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Ash Fork census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86337. The Survey maps it on the Crookton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1886 USGS Chino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1891 USGS Chino quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Williams quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Williams quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Williams quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Williams quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Williams quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Crookton quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Williams quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
69 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Crookton between 1993 and 2020, burning about 94 acres in total. 5 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 | 50 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | MCINTYRE |
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northwest District | FLATTERY |
| 25 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | STUD |
| 25 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | RANCH RX |
| 24 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ash Fork Volunteer Fire District | NOT NAMED |
| 19 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | TOM |
| 15 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northwest District | MAC |
| 13 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Crookton: 6 past producers, 3 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Volcanic Materials, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Portable Crusher | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cinder Pit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | ||
| Cinder Pit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | Scoria | |
| Cinder Pit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | Scoria | |
| Cinder Pit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | Scoria |
Storms near this place
2 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crookton in 2 storm reports between 2010 and 2022: 1 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2010 | Hail | Crookton | $10,000 | Hail on the road caused a roll over near mile post 130 in Interstate 40. |
| September 2022 | Flash Flood | Crookton | - | The Seligman Fire Department reported 4 to 6 inches of water flowing over the streets in the center of town. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinaveta | 8.6 miles | 22 | |
| Seligman | 9.2 miles | 20 | |
| Ash Fork | 12.8 miles | 26 | |
| Meath (historical) | 18.2 miles | 25 | |
| Audley | 19.0 miles | 18 | |
| Eddy Place | 23.8 miles | 25 | |
| Pica | 25.3 miles | 18 | |
| Drake | 27.9 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24392. 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.








