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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 27 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.
- 1886 USGS Camp Mohave quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Camp Mohave quadrangle1:250000, 8 printings
- 1942 USGS Camp Mohave quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1967 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Davis Dam quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
532 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 452 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | KING SLAUGHTER |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kingman Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District #1 | NOT NAMED |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District #1 | NOT NAMED |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District #1 | NOT NAMED |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | TRACKS |
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District #1 | NOT NAMED |
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District #1 | NOT NAMED |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Minerals | Feldspar, Silica | Producer | ||
| Bi-Metal Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1907, 1908, 1950 | |
| Silica Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Taylor Mine | Feldspar, Silica | Producer | ||
| Bi-Metal | Gold | Past Producer | 1907 | |
| Taylor Mill | Feldspar | Unknown | ||
| Taylor Mine | Feldspar | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kingman Division | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
18 since 2011Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2022 | Flash Flood | Getz | $100,000 | Eight 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 2011 | Lightning | Getz | $75,000 | Lightning struck a home in Kingman, setting it afire. The home was gutted. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Getz | $10,000 | Numerous trees were blown down on Andy Devine Ave near I-40. |
| October 2018 | Flash Flood | Getz | $5,000 | A vehicle was stuck in flood water near the intersection of Armour Avenue and Bank Street. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Getz | $5,000 | A 10 foot tall tree was uprooted, and three smaller trees were damaged. Half of a business sign was damaged. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Getz | $2,000 | Roads flooded near the Hilltop Waste Water plant and also on the far west side of Kingman. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Getz | $2,000 | Flash flooding washed debris over at least two intersections in Kingman. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Getz | $2,000 | Water flowed across the intersection of Bank and Armour Streets, and water and small rocks also flowed across Hualapai Mountain Road. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Getz | $2,000 | A 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 2021 | Flash Flood | Getz | $1,000 | Water flowed over Gordon Drive. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Getz | $1,000 | The intersection of Morrow and Burbank was flooded. |
| October 2018 | Flash Flood | Getz | $1,000 | Stockton Hill Road was flooded at Morrow Avenue. |
| October 2018 | Flash Flood | Getz | $1,000 | Interstate 40 was flooded near mile marker 57. |
| September 2017 | Flash Flood | Getz | $1,000 | Kino Road was closed where it crosses the wash, and water flowed over Stockton Hill Road. |
| April 2016 | Flash Flood | Getz | $1,000 | One foot of water flowed over Bank Street at Gordon Drive. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Getz | $1,000 | Six 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Getz | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down two trees near Airway and Heather. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Getz | - | The hail size was estimated. |
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.
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.










