Germann, Arizona
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Chandler census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85212. It stands on Queen Creek. The Survey maps it on the Higley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1904 USGS Desert Well quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Desert Well quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Higley quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Higley quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
171 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 171 fires within 5 miles of Germann between 1993 and 2020, burning about 117 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 8 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 | 155 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 30 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 77611 |
| 30 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Queen Creek Fire Department | 77540 |
| 27 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | NOT NAMED |
| 21 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Queen Creek Fire Department | 74993 |
| 17 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 16 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 13 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 72843 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Germann: 2 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Marble, Dimension, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckhorn-Higley Geothermal | Geothermal | Prospect | ||
| Superior Marble Mill | Marble, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Higley Basin | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | 1973 | |
| Higley Basin | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
6 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Germann in 6 storm reports between 2011 and 2020: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Germann | $20,000 | Thunderstorms with gusty and damaging outflow winds developed to the southeast of Phoenix during late afternoon hours on September 8th. Some of the stronger storms affected communities such as Higley. At 1710MST a trained spotter located about 2 miles southeast of Higley reported that outflow winds estimated to be as high as 60 mph downed multiple trees along Germann Road between Greenfield and Power Roads. There were no reports of injury due to the falling trees. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Germann | $15,000 | Scattered thunderstorms brought gusty and damaging microburst winds to the southeast part of the greater Phoenix area during the evening hours on August 11th, and they especially affected the community of Chandler. According to a trained weather spotter located about 2 miles southwest of the Phoenix Mesa-Gateway airport, microburst winds estimated to be at least 70 mph in strength downed seven large trees in a neighborhood near Power Road and Germann Road. The trunk diameters ranged from six inches to two feet. In addition, a railroad crossing arm was damaged by the strong winds at the intersection of Power and Pecos. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Germann | $6,000 | Thunderstorms developed across the southeast portion of the greater Phoenix area during the late evening hours on August 9th; some of the stronger storms produced gusty and damaging outflow winds that affected communities such as Gilbert. According to a report from the public, at 2345MST gusty wind estimated to be as high as 65 mph downed a number of trees about 2 miles to the southwest of the Phoenix Mesa-Gateway Airport. The trees were downed near the intersection of Power Road and Germann Road. No injuries were reported. |
| November 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Germann | $1,500 | A cold front moved east across the greater Phoenix area during the late evening hours on November 4th. Isolated weak thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of the cold front. The combination of the front and the thunderstorm downdrafts produced gusty and damaging winds. A trained weather spottered reported that strong winds blew down a tree 1/8th of a mile west of the intersection of Germann and Power roads in Gilbert. The spotter estimated the tree height at 20 feet, and the diameter at 1 foot. Peak wind gusts were estimated to be around 60 knots. |
| September 2020 | Hail | Germann | - | Thunderstorms with moderate hail developed in the community of Higley during the afternoon hours on September 8th. At roughly 1700MST hail with diameters up to 0.88 inches fell about 3 miles southeast of Higley and just to the southwest of the Mesa-Gateway airport. The hail, which fell near the intersection of Power and Germann Road, was reported via a CoCoRaHS report. There was no damage reported due to the hail. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Germann | - | Strong thunderstorms developed across the southeast portion of the greater Phoenix area during the early evening hours on August 3rd. Some of the storms generated strong gusty outflow winds. According to a trained weather spotter just northwest of the town of Queen Creek, at 1841MST a wind gust to 52 knots was measured just to the south of Phoenix Mesa Gateway airport, along East Rittenhouse Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Creek | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Sanokai Village | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Higley | 3.4 miles | 20 | |
| Chandler Heights | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Nortons Corner | 6.7 miles | 20 | |
| Hacienda Solano Park | 6.7 miles | 20 | |
| Colonial Coronita | 7.0 miles | 20 | |
| Sonora Town | 7.5 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24427. 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.









