Haviland, Arizona
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Lake Havasu City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86438. It stands on Flattop Wash. The Survey maps it on the Yucca quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1927 USGS Yucca quadrangle1:62500
- 1929 USGS Yucca quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1970 USGS Yucca quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Needles quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
20 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Haviland between 1992 and 2019, burning about 12 acres in total. 3 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | MEDIAN 19 |
| 6 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | WARMSPRING |
| 5 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | GEM |
| 16 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Colorado River District | GEM |
| 6 July 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | BUCK |
| 3 July 2001 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Phoenix District Office | COTTONWOO2 |
| 26 July 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | ISLAND |
| 17 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Colorado River District | FRANCONIA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Haviland: 2 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Perlite, Fire Clay (Refractory), Kaolin, Gold, Perlite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klander Lease | Perlite, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Klaner and Doolin Pits | Fire Clay (Refractory), Kaolin, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Perlite #2 | Perlite | Unknown | ||
| Perlite 1 | Perlite | Prospect | ||
| Perlite Occurrence | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Southern Black Mountains Perlite Deposit | Perlite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Haviland in 5 storm reports between 2015 and 2024: 2 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haviland | $200,000 | Very high thunderstorm winds in Yucca destroyed the roof of a house, destroyed a shed, heavily damaged a trailer, and overturned an RV. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haviland | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged a mobile home. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Haviland | $5,000 | Water flowed throughout a ranch property, including through the garage. |
| July 2015 | Flood | Haviland | $2,000 | A major tributary of the Sacramento Wash flooded several roads. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Haviland | $1,000 | Three to four feet of standing water covered Interstate 40. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yucca | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Franconia | 6.5 miles | 26 | |
| Athos | 10.4 miles | 15 | |
| Powell | 11.5 miles | 26 | |
| Drake | 16.7 miles | 28 | |
| Catfish Paradise | 16.9 miles | 26 | |
| Topock | 17.3 miles | 26 | |
| Fivemile Landing | 17.4 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24453. 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.






