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Getz, Arizona

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Kingman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86401. It lies near Powderhouse Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Kingman quadrangle.

Getz within Mohave County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 27 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

532 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 532 fires within 5 miles of Getz between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,032 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 11 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/undetermined452
Equipment and vehicle use20
Natural14
Railroad operations and maintenance13
Arson/incendiarism11
Smoking6
Recreation and ceremony4
Debris and open burning4
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Firearms and explosives use2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeKING SLAUGHTER
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKingman Fire DepartmentNOT NAMED
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthern Arizona Consolidated Fire District #1NOT NAMED
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthern Arizona Consolidated Fire District #1NOT NAMED
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthern Arizona Consolidated Fire District #1NOT NAMED
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeTRACKS
7 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthern Arizona Consolidated Fire District #1NOT NAMED
7 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthern Arizona Consolidated Fire District #1NOT NAMED

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mohave County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Getz: 7 producers, 3 unknowns, 2 past producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Feldspar, Gold, Silver. 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
Arizona MineralsFeldspar, SilicaProducer
Bi-Metal MineGold, SilverPast Producer1907, 1908, 1950
Silica PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Taylor MineFeldspar, SilicaProducer
Bi-MetalGoldPast Producer1907
Taylor MillFeldsparUnknown
Taylor MineFeldsparProducer
Gravel Pit #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel Pit #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kingman DivisionSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Mohave County

Storms near this place

18 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Getz in 18 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 13 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2022Flash FloodGetz$100,000Eight water rescues occurred, five to ten homes had water in them, and an observer measured 3.86 inches of rain in just under two hours.
September 2011LightningGetz$75,000Lightning struck a home in Kingman, setting it afire. The home was gutted.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindGetz$10,000Numerous trees were blown down on Andy Devine Ave near I-40.
October 2018Flash FloodGetz$5,000A vehicle was stuck in flood water near the intersection of Armour Avenue and Bank Street.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindGetz$5,000A 10 foot tall tree was uprooted, and three smaller trees were damaged. Half of a business sign was damaged.
July 2018Flash FloodGetz$2,000Roads flooded near the Hilltop Waste Water plant and also on the far west side of Kingman.
July 2015Flash FloodGetz$2,000Flash flooding washed debris over at least two intersections in Kingman.
August 2014Flash FloodGetz$2,000Water flowed across the intersection of Bank and Armour Streets, and water and small rocks also flowed across Hualapai Mountain Road.
September 2013Flash FloodGetz$2,000A foot of water flowed across the intersection of Kino and Walleck Ranch, and water, rocks, and debris flowed across Sierra Vista between Willow and Bank.
July 2021Flash FloodGetz$1,000Water flowed over Gordon Drive.
August 2021Flash FloodGetz$1,000The intersection of Morrow and Burbank was flooded.
October 2018Flash FloodGetz$1,000Stockton Hill Road was flooded at Morrow Avenue.
October 2018Flash FloodGetz$1,000Interstate 40 was flooded near mile marker 57.
September 2017Flash FloodGetz$1,000Kino Road was closed where it crosses the wash, and water flowed over Stockton Hill Road.
April 2016Flash FloodGetz$1,000One foot of water flowed over Bank Street at Gordon Drive.
August 2014Flash FloodGetz$1,000Six inches of water flowed over Bank St. between Airway Ave. and Northern Ave. There was also flooding on Irving St. between Kino Ave. and Gordon Dr.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindGetz$1,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down two trees near Airway and Heather.
June 2025HailGetz-The hail size was estimated.

Every storm recorded in Mohave 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
Hilltop0.3 miles27
Kingman2.0 miles27
Butler3.9 miles20
New Kingman4.0 miles34
Berry4.2 miles20
McConnico5.7 miles27
Harris5.8 miles27
Stockton8.1 miles34

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24429. 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.