Forbing Park, Arizona
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Prescott census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86305. The Survey maps it on the Prescott 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
- 1905 USGS Jerome quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:63360, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Prescott 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
- 1973 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
373 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 373 fires within 5 miles of Forbing Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 388 acres in total. 66 started naturally. 21 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 | 169 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 82 |
| Natural | 66 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | EMANUEL |
| 8 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | CAYUSE |
| 6 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority | not named |
| 6 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | APPLE |
| 5 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | MORGAN |
| 4 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | CARNATION |
| 30 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | SENATOR |
| 30 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | WILLOW SPRINGS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Forbing Park: 6 past producers, 6 unknowns, 5 producers, 4 prospects. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Producer | 1905, 1937 | |
| Granite Pits | Granite | Occurrence | Granite | |
| Madizelle Mining Co | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Thumb Butte Con Mines Co | Copper, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Zachariah Mining Co | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Indiana Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Producer | 1908, 1935 | |
| Last Chance Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Producer | 1937, 1941 | |
| Blue Sulfate | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Copper Gossan | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Granite Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Forbing Park in 18 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 8 heavy rain, 6 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forbing Park | $1,000 | Wind gust of over 50 MPH was breaking branches in Prescott. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Forbing Park | - | One inch diameter hail fell 4 miles southwest of the Prescott Airport. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Forbing Park | - | One inch diameter hail was reported 4 miles southwest of the Prescott Airport and 1/2 to 7/8 inch diameter hail was reported in Prescott. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forbing Park | - | A weather station two miles north of the Prescott Courthouse reported a peak wind gust of 64 MPH. |
| August 2018 | Hail | Forbing Park | - | Quarter-sized (1 inch in diameter) hail was reported in the Prescott area. |
| August 2018 | Heavy Rain | Forbing Park | - | A thunderstorm brought 2.01 inches of rain (county automated gauge) in just over an hour in Prescott. Street flooding was reported in northwest Prescott. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Forbing Park | - | The USGS river gauge on Granite Creek in Prescott rose 4.42 feet in 30 minutes (11:15 AM to 11:45 AM MST). ||A trained spotter reported ponding and running water in streets near Yavapai College. Pea sized hail (1/4 inch) fell for 15 minutes. |
| August 2017 | Heavy Rain | Forbing Park | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain (2.25-2.49 inches) and pea sized hail (1/4-1/2 inch diameter) over a two hour period. |
| August 2016 | Hail | Forbing Park | - | A trained spotter reported 1 1/4 inch hail in Prescott. |
| July 2015 | Heavy Rain | Forbing Park | - | A spotter 3 miles northwest of Prescott reported 2.75 inches of rain in two and a half hours. |
| July 2015 | Heavy Rain | Forbing Park | - | The Prescott ASOS recorded 2.70 inches of rain fall in three hours. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | Forbing Park | - | A spotter reported 1.75 inches of rain in 90 minutes. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | Forbing Park | - | Runoff from heavy rain was overflowing the concrete drainage in a residential area. There was several inches of water on the property. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Forbing Park | - | Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused 2.5 feet of water from Granite Creek to flow over Highway 89 near Granite Gardens Drive. A water rescue was performed. |
| July 2010 | Heavy Rain | Forbing Park | - | Heavy rain, 0.93 inches in 29 minutes, hit western portions of Prescott. Roads were covered with water and the creeks were running full. |
| July 2010 | Heavy Rain | Forbing Park | - | A thunderstorm produced heavy rain in Prescott. A spotter reported 1.01 inches of rain in 45 minutes. Another spotter reported 0.90 inches of rain in just 20 minutes. Small streams overflowed their banks. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Forbing Park | - | A trained spotter reported nickel sized hail. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Forbing Park | - | Nickle sized hail was reported on the north side of Prescott. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildwood Estates | 0.9 miles | 27 | |
| Miller Valley | 1.4 miles | 30 | |
| Prescott | 2.3 miles | 30 | |
| Fort Whipple | 2.4 miles | 30 | |
| Whipple | 2.5 miles | 30 | |
| Rancho Vista Estates | 3.0 miles | 27 | |
| Juniper Heights | 3.5 miles | 30 | |
| Prieta (historical) | 3.5 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 29097. 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.













