Fennemore, Arizona
18 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 85355. The Survey maps it on the Waddell 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.
- 1954 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Waddell quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Waddell quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Phoenix North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
187 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 187 fires within 5 miles of Fennemore between 1992 and 2020, burning about 354 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 | 176 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 27 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-111966 |
| 26 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 154015 |
| 21 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-111965 |
| 19 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Surprise Fire Department | not named |
| 19 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-142267 |
| 15 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-121768 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Fennemore: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maricopa Group | Manganese | Past Producer | 1915 |
Storms near this place
8 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fennemore in 8 storm reports between 2017 and 2021: 4 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fennemore | $50,000 | A microburst in the Waddell area resulted in significant damage to a home near 181st Avenue and Orangewood Avenue, including a destroyed patio, the roof partially torn off, and a flag pole bent in half. There were also numerous downed trees reported in this area. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fennemore | $5,000 | Thunderstorms developed across the western portion of the greater Phoenix area during the late afternoon hours and some of the stronger storms produced gusty outflow winds in excess of 50 mph. According to a trained weather spotter located about 2 miles northwest of Citrus Park, at 1715MST thunderstorm wind gusts estimated as high as 60 mph blew off a number of roof tiles on a home. The home was northwest of Luke Air Force Base and east of the White Tank Mountains, and just northeast of the intersection of Olive Avenue and north Perryville Road. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Fennemore | - | City of Surprise closed Sarival Avenue between Peoria Avenue and Mescal Street due to flooding. No damages or injuries were reported. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Fennemore | - | City of Surprise closed Cotton Lane between Peoria Avenue and Cactus Road due to flooding. A video on social media showed at least 6 inches of water flowing over Cotton Lane. No damages or injuries reported. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Fennemore | - | City of Surprise closed Cotton Lane between Peoria Avenue to Cactus Road due to flooding. No damages or injuries were reported. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Fennemore | - | Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed across the western portion of the greater Phoenix area during the afternoon hours on September 23rd. In addition to very heavy rain, some of the stronger storms generated large hail, partly due to cooler temperatures in the upper atmosphere. At 1732MST, a member of the public located 2 miles southwest of Waddell reported large hail. Hailstones were measured to be about one inch in diameter. The large stones fell near the intersection of Sarival Road and Cactus Road, a few miles northwest of Luke Air Force Base. The large hail could be seen via pictures on social media. |
| October 2018 | Hail | Fennemore | - | Isolated thunderstorms developed over the western portion of the greater Phoenix area during the afternoon hours on October 7th. Some of the stronger storms produced hail ranging from one quarter inch in diameter all the way up to one inch diameter. According to pictures seen from the public, hail 1 inch in diameter fell about 2 miles northwest of Citrus Park. This was southwest of Surprise and to the east of the White Tank Mountains. The hail fell at 1615MST and no damage was reported due to the large hail. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Fennemore | - | Scattered thunderstorms developed across much of the greater Phoenix area during the evening hours on July 16th and some of the stronger storms produced locally heavy rainfall with peak rain rates between one and two inches per hour. Heavy rain fell across the western portion of the Phoenix area and resulted in minor flash flooding near Luke Air Force Base during the late evening hours. The heavy rains led to the issuance of a Flash Flood Warning as early as 2230MST and this warning persisted into the early morning hours the next day. At midnight, trained weather spotters 1 mile northeast of Luke Air Force Base reported flash flooding; Olive and Litchfield Roads near Luke AFB were inundated with water resulting in curb to curb flooding. Additionally, the Litchfield/Northern underpass was flooded. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne | 1.0 miles | 18 | |
| Citrus Park | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Waddell | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Webb | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Bumstead | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| McMicken | 5.0 miles | 23 | |
| LaLoma Ranch | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| Goldbadge | 5.5 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24414. 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.








