Deer Valley, 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 85310. It lies near Adobe Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Hedgpeth Hills quadrangle.
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 Hedgpeth Hills 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 Hedgpeth Hills quadrangle1:24000
- 1971 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Phoenix North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
734 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 734 fires within 5 miles of Deer Valley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 776 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 15 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 | 695 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-122600 |
| 9 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-122601 |
| 9 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-122599 |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-101900 |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-101899 |
| 6 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix Fire Department | 331115 |
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-132158 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 39 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 39 workings within 5 miles of Deer Valley: 17 past producers, 15 unknowns, 6 producers, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Granite | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Happy Canyon Property | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Ely | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Arizona Gold Decomposed Granite Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| J.D. Harris Decomposed Granite Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Stone Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Stone Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Stone Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Thunderbird Granite Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Deer Valley in 1 storm report in 1993: 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1993 | Hail | Deer Valley | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Suncrest Villas West | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Villas Plaza | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Rose Garden Place | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Rose Garden Place III | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Amberwood North | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Country Ridge | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Union Hills Manor | 2.1 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24821. 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.








