Geronimo Estates, Arizona
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Payson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85541. It stands on Bray Creek. The Survey maps it on the Payson North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 23 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 Verde quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Verde quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1934 USGS Pine quadrangle1:48000
- 1934 USGS Pine quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Pine quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Pine quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Payson North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Payson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Payson North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
336 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 336 fires within 5 miles of Geronimo Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11,305 acres in total. 196 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 196 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 68 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | LEE |
| 6 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | SHADOW |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Payson Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 5 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | FREEDOM |
| 5 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | COUCH |
| 3 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | TWOTRACK |
| 25 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | not named |
| 23 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | HUNT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Geronimo Estates: 5 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Volcanic Materials, Kaolin, Molybdenum, Nickel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basalt | Volcanic Materials | Occurrence | Basalt | |
| Florence Ceramics | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Grand Prize Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver | Producer | 1885, 1956 | |
| Little Nickel Claim | Molybdenum, Nickel | Prospect | ||
| Luper Claims | Silver, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flowing Springs | 3.8 miles | 23 | |
| Beaver Valley Estates | 3.9 miles | 23 | |
| Whispering Pines | 4.0 miles | 23 | |
| Freedom Acres | 4.6 miles | 23 | |
| Wonder Valley | 4.9 miles | 23 | |
| Verde Glen | 5.1 miles | 23 | |
| Pine | 5.2 miles | 23 | |
| Washington Park | 6.2 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 40836. 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.












