Guthrie, Arizona
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Clifton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85533. It lies near Rattlesnake Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Guthrie quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1954 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Guthrie quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Guthrie quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Safford quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
31 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Guthrie between 1992 and 2020, burning about 841 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 2 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 | 16 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 1995 | Natural | 15 acres | Gila District Office | MESA TANK |
| 31 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 3 August 2004 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Gila District Office | PEACHTREE |
| 26 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gila District Office | OLD SAFFORD |
| 2 August 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Gila District Office | RATTLESNAKE |
| 2 August 1994 | Natural | 211 acres | Gila District Office | PEACHTREE |
| 6 July 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 320 acres | Gila District Office | YORK |
| 30 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Guthrie: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Copper, Gold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADOT Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Copper Bar Shaft and Adit | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Gila Hot Springs Claim | Manganese | Past Producer | 1954 |
Storms near this place
8 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Guthrie in 8 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guthrie | $500 | Guthrie RAWS measured a wind gust to 59 mph and large tree limbs were downed by thunderstorm winds in Clifton. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guthrie | - | Guthrie RAWS measured wind gust of 63 mph. Time estimated based on radar. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guthrie | - | Guthrie RAWS recorded a peak wind gust of 69 mph. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guthrie | - | A severe thunderstorm in Graham County that produced a wind gust of 62 mph at Safford Airport continued east and produced a wind gust of 59 mph at Guthrie RAWS. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guthrie | - | Guthrie RAWS station, on a 6300 foot peak, recorded a thunderstorm wind gust of 71 mph. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guthrie | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph was measured at the Guthrie RAWS. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guthrie | - | A strong thunderstorm outflow moved through the higher terrain of southern Greenlee and eastern Graham Counties. |
| August 2002 | Flash Flood | Guthrie | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Way | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| York | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Aragon Place | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Apache Grove | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Maques Place | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Clifton | 7.6 miles | 20 | |
| East Plantsite | 7.8 miles | 20 | |
| Plantsite | 8.7 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24445. 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.





