BlockFreeman, Arizona
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Gila Bend census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85139. It lies near Lost Horse Peak. The Survey maps it on the Lost Horse Peak quadrangle. It stands 1,781 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 12 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.
- 1951 USGS Estrella quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Lost Horse Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Gila Bend quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Freeman between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,252 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was 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 | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | FREEMAN |
| 9 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | HORN |
| 31 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | PINOPA |
| 24 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | BIG HORN |
| 24 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | LITTLE HORN |
| 10 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | BLACK |
| 16 July 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | BIGHORN |
| 14 July 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Phoenix District Office | VEKOL |
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 Freeman: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Diatomite, Bentonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Pleasant Mine | Diatomite, Bentonite | Past Producer | 1964 |
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Freeman in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freeman | $1,000 | Downed power pole. Winds were estimated at around 70 mph. No injuries were reported. |
| June 2022 | Flash Flood | Freeman | - | Flood water over Kortsen Road and SR-347. No damages or injuries were reported. |
| September 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Freeman | - | Scattered thunderstorms developed across the central deserts during the afternoon hours on September 25th, and although most of the storms produced heavy rain, one of the stronger and more organized thunderstorms was able to produce a weak tornado to the south of Phoenix. The tornado was based on favorable atmospheric conditions including elevated instability and enhanced wind shear with height. According to a trained weather spotter located about 7 miles west of Casa Grande, at 1825MST a weak landspout tornado developed over an open field and then rapidly dissipated near State Route 84 and Midway Road. The tornado did not produce any damage or injuries and due to the weak and short lived nature of the tornado, a tornado warning was not issued. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freeman | - | Very strong winds observed along Interstate 8 at mile marker 134. |
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.
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 Q28221772 | 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 24425. 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.