Ellison Creek Estates, Arizona
25 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 stands on Lewis Creek. The Survey maps it on the Diamond Point quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 25 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
- 1973 USGS Diamond Point quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Payson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Diamond Point quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
583 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 583 fires within 5 miles of Ellison Creek Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,698 acres in total. 472 started naturally. 7 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 | 472 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 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 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Tonto National Forest | BON |
| 7 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | DRY |
| 6 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | LA CIENGA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Ellison Creek Estates: 3 prospects, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Quartz, Semiprecious Gemstone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rim | Quartz, Semiprecious Gemstone | Producer | ||
| Ezell Claims | Silver | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hillside Clai3 | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Neptune Property | Uranium, Copper | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Cienega | 1.0 miles | 25 | |
| Bonita Creek Estates | 2.5 miles | 26 | |
| Tonto Village | 4.1 miles | 25 | |
| Tonto Estate | 4.8 miles | 27 | |
| Thompson Draw Summer Homes Unit Two | 4.8 miles | 27 | |
| Verde Glen | 5.2 miles | 23 | |
| Whispering Pines | 5.3 miles | 23 | |
| Kohls Ranch | 5.3 miles | 27 |
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 Q122559774 | 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 40814. 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.











