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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.

Forbing Park within Yavapai County

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 30 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

373 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined169
Recreation and ceremony82
Natural66
Arson/incendiarism21
Smoking12
Equipment and vehicle use8
Debris and open burning6
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1995Naturalunder an acrePrescott National ForestEMANUEL
8 September 1997Naturalunder an acrePrescott National ForestCAYUSE
6 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral Arizona Fire and Medical Authoritynot named
6 September 2009Naturalunder an acrePrescott National ForestAPPLE
5 September 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acrePrescott National ForestMORGAN
4 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acrePrescott National ForestCARNATION
30 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePrescott National ForestSENATOR
30 September 2001Recreation and ceremonyunder an acrePrescott National ForestWILLOW SPRINGS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yavapai County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 24 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Derby MineGold, Silver, CopperProducer1905, 1937
Granite PitsGraniteOccurrenceGranite
Madizelle Mining CoSilver, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Thumb Butte Con Mines CoCopper, Silver, GoldProspect
Zachariah Mining CoGold, CopperOccurrence
Indiana MineGold, Silver, CopperProducer1908, 1935
Last Chance MineGold, Silver, CopperProducer1937, 1941
Blue SulfateCopperOccurrence
Copper GossanCopperProspect
Granite Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Yavapai County

Storms near this place

18 since 2009

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2022Thunderstorm WindForbing Park$1,000Wind gust of over 50 MPH was breaking branches in Prescott.
July 2024HailForbing Park-One inch diameter hail fell 4 miles southwest of the Prescott Airport.
July 2024HailForbing 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 2023Thunderstorm WindForbing Park-A weather station two miles north of the Prescott Courthouse reported a peak wind gust of 64 MPH.
August 2018HailForbing Park-Quarter-sized (1 inch in diameter) hail was reported in the Prescott area.
August 2018Heavy RainForbing 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 2017Flash FloodForbing 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 2017Heavy RainForbing 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 2016HailForbing Park-A trained spotter reported 1 1/4 inch hail in Prescott.
July 2015Heavy RainForbing Park-A spotter 3 miles northwest of Prescott reported 2.75 inches of rain in two and a half hours.
July 2015Heavy RainForbing Park-The Prescott ASOS recorded 2.70 inches of rain fall in three hours.
September 2014Heavy RainForbing Park-A spotter reported 1.75 inches of rain in 90 minutes.
September 2014Heavy RainForbing Park-Runoff from heavy rain was overflowing the concrete drainage in a residential area. There was several inches of water on the property.
July 2013Flash FloodForbing 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 2010Heavy RainForbing 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 2010Heavy RainForbing 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 2009HailForbing Park-A trained spotter reported nickel sized hail.
May 2009HailForbing Park-Nickle sized hail was reported on the north side of Prescott.

Every storm recorded in Yavapai County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Wildwood Estates0.9 miles27
Miller Valley1.4 miles30
Prescott2.3 miles30
Fort Whipple2.4 miles30
Whipple2.5 miles30
Rancho Vista Estates3.0 miles27
Juniper Heights3.5 miles30
Prieta (historical)3.5 miles27

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.