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Jerome, Arizona

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Mingus Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86331. It lies near Hull Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Cottonwood quadrangle. 464 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 5,066 feet above sea level.

Jerome within Yavapai County

On record in Jerome

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Jerome grew from 444 to 464 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010444
2020464+20 (+5%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 29 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.

Photographs

8 of 9 photographs shown, 2018

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

View of the old mining boomtown of Jerome, on Cleopatra Hill overlooking the Verde Valley in Yavapai County, Arizona
View of the old mining boomtown of Jerome, on Cleopatra Hill overlooking the Verde Valley in Yavapai County, Arizona
Highsmith, Carol M, 2018. Library of Congress
Roadside view along a winding, often steep mountain road in Yavapai County between Prescott , Arizona's old capital city when it was a territory, and the once-booming mining town of Jerome
Roadside view along a winding, often steep mountain road in Yavapai County between Prescott , Arizona's old capital city when it was a territory, and the once-booming mining town of Jerome
Highsmith, Carol M, 2018. Library of Congress
Part of the old Audrey Mine headframe in the old mining boomtown of Jerome, on Cleopatra Hill overlooking the Verde Valley in Yavapai County, Arizona. A headframe, sometimes called a gallows frame, is a winding tower, hoist frame, or headgear atop a deep mine shaft
Part of the old Audrey Mine headframe in the old mining boomtown of Jerome, on Cleopatra Hill overlooking the Verde Valley in Yavapai County, Arizona. A headframe, sometimes called a gallows frame, is a winding tower, hoist frame, or headgear atop a deep mine shaft
Highsmith, Carol M, 2018. Library of Congress
Part of the old Audrey Mine headframe in the old mining boomtown of Jerome, on Cleopatra Hill overlooking the Verde Valley in Yavapai County, Arizona
Part of the old Audrey Mine headframe in the old mining boomtown of Jerome, on Cleopatra Hill overlooking the Verde Valley in Yavapai County, Arizona
Highsmith, Carol M, 2018. Library of Congress
Overview of the old mining boomtown of Jerome, on Cleopatra Hill overlooking the Verde Valley in Yavapai County, Arizona
Overview of the old mining boomtown of Jerome, on Cleopatra Hill overlooking the Verde Valley in Yavapai County, Arizona
Highsmith, Carol M, 2018. Library of Congress
View across a deep gully at part of the old mining boomtown of Jerome, on Cleopatra Hill overlooking the Verde Valley in Yavapai County, Arizona
View across a deep gully at part of the old mining boomtown of Jerome, on Cleopatra Hill overlooking the Verde Valley in Yavapai County, Arizona
Highsmith, Carol M, 2018. Library of Congress
View of the Douglas Mansion at the Jerome State Historic Park from the historic mining town of Jerome, high atop Cleopatra Hill between Flagstaff and Prescott, Arizona
View of the Douglas Mansion at the Jerome State Historic Park from the historic mining town of Jerome, high atop Cleopatra Hill between Flagstaff and Prescott, Arizona
Highsmith, Carol M, 2018. Library of Congress
Roadside view along a winding, often steep mountain road in Yavapai County between Prescott , Arizona's old capital city when it was a territory, and the once-booming mining town of Jerome
Roadside view along a winding, often steep mountain road in Yavapai County between Prescott , Arizona's old capital city when it was a territory, and the once-booming mining town of Jerome
Highsmith, Carol M, 2018. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Yavapai County

Fires near this place

168 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 168 fires within 5 miles of Jerome between 1992 and 2020, burning about 870 acres in total. 32 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/undetermined82
Natural32
Recreation and ceremony29
Debris and open burning8
Equipment and vehicle use7
Smoking5
Arson/incendiarism2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acrePrescott National ForestOXBOW
8 September 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acrePrescott National ForestPOWERLINE
6 September 2004Recreation and ceremonyunder an acrePrescott National ForestCORONA
4 September 2012Naturalunder an acrePrescott National ForestMESCAL
29 September 2003Recreation and ceremonyunder an acrePrescott National Forest530
29 September 2001Recreation and ceremonyunder an acrePrescott National ForestSPRINGS
25 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.3 acresPrescott National ForestWOODCHUTE
20 September 2003Recreation and ceremonyunder an acrePrescott National ForestPLAYGROUND

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yavapai County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 80 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 80 workings within 5 miles of Jerome: 34 past producers, 17 producers, 15 prospects, 8 occurrences. 17 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Silver, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold. 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
Clarkdale Cement Plant Limestone QuarryCement Rock, Limestone, GeneralProducerSedimentary
Clarkdale Clay QuarryBrick Clay, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducerSedimentary
Copper Chief MineGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, ZincProducer1901, 1948
Copper Chief MineCopper, Gold, Silver, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Farview GroupCopper, UraniumProspect
Green Monster MineGold, Copper, SilverProducerChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold
Iron KingSilver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, LeadPast Producer
Jerome Slag DumpCopper, IronUnknown
QuarriesStone, Crushed/Broken, ClayProducer
SheaSilver, Copper, GoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Yavapai County

Storms near this place

5 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jerome in 5 storm reports between 2003 and 2022: 3 heavy rain, 1 funnel cloud, 1 tornado. 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
June 2022Tornado (EF0)Jerome-A landspout was seen north of Highway 89 and north of Prescott Valley. Location was estimated. Photos were sent to the office.
August 2019Heavy RainJerome-A thunderstorm produced 1.60 inches of rain with some nuisance flooding and pea sized hail.
July 2016Heavy RainJerome-Heavy rain caused flowing water at a low water crossing in Cottonwood (6th street between Fir Street and Highway 89). The street was closed.
August 2013Heavy RainJerome-Heavy rain (estimated 3 inches) caused large rocks and debris to fall on Highway 89 about 8 miles west of Jerome.
August 2003Funnel CloudJerome-A funnel cloud was sighted 1/2 mile south of Jerome.

Every storm recorded in Yavapai County

Newspapers printed here

3,692 digitised pages

6 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 822 issues, 3,692 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.

NewspaperPublished
The Jerome News and Copper Belt1912 to 1914
Jerome News1914 to 19??
Arizona Mining News1895 to 1897
Jerome Mining News1897 to 1906
The Jerome Chronicle1895
Jerome News1906 to 1912

What the paper printed

45,808 words

Front pages of the local paper, read from the Library of Congress scans: 18 issues spread across its run from 1895 to 1914, 45,808 words in total. Each is reproduced on its own page, exactly as the recogniser returned it.

These pages read less well than anything else here, and the number is worth stating: about three words in four come through cleanly, against nine in ten for the building records. An 1896 broadsheet sets eight-point type in seven columns on microfilm, which is the hardest thing in this archive to read by machine. We tested our own recognisers against the Library's and they were not better, so the Library's text is what appears, with the wholly unreadable columns removed. Read it as a guide to what the paper covered, and follow the link to the scan before quoting anything.

IssuePaper Length
1912-09-21The Jerome News and Copper Belt3,048 words
1912-11-02The Jerome News and Copper Belt2,254 words
1912-12-07The Jerome News and Copper Belt1,903 words
1914-03-27Jerome News2,188 words
1914-05-01Jerome News2,150 words
1914-06-12Jerome News1,272 words
1914-07-24Jerome News1,594 words
1897-10-23Arizona Mining News2,759 words
1897-11-06Jerome Mining News2,646 words
1897-11-27Jerome Mining News2,307 words
1897-12-25Jerome Mining News3,736 words
1895-03-02The Jerome Chronicle3,410 words
1895-04-06The Jerome Chronicle3,009 words
1895-05-04The Jerome Chronicle2,565 words
1906-04-14Jerome News2,529 words
1906-06-26Jerome News1,826 words
1906-09-08Jerome News3,031 words
1906-11-24Jerome News3,581 words

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
Centerville3.1 miles30
Clarkdale3.3 miles30
Tapco4.8 miles30
Clemenceau4.8 miles29
Cottonwood5.5 miles29
Verde Village6.0 miles29
Smelter City6.3 miles21
Bridgeport6.5 miles21

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on JeromeAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q985248The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 30522. 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.