Litchfield Junction, Arizona
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Phoenix census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85338. The Survey maps it on the Tolleson quadrangle. It stands 965 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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.
- 1946 USGS Avondale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Cashion quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Tolleson quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Tolleson quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Phoenix South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
629 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 629 fires within 5 miles of Litchfield Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,751 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 49 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 | 555 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 49 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Avondale Fire and Medical Department | 232342 |
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Avondale Fire and Medical Department | 232270 |
| 4 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-121872 |
| 30 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 30 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 154016 |
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-110709 |
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Avondale Fire and Medical Department | NOT NAMED |
| 28 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Avondale Fire and Medical Department | 232983 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Litchfield Junction: 7 past producers, 6 unknowns, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avondale Sw | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Cotton Lane Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Portable Crusher, King Material | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand and Gravel Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sand and Gravel | |
| Sand and Gravel Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sand and Gravel |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Litchfield | 0.5 miles | 23 | |
| Goodyear | 0.9 miles | 23 | |
| Avondale | 1.1 miles | 23 | |
| Country Villa | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| Estrella Camp | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Winnwood Homes | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Cashion | 3.5 miles | 23 | |
| Litchfield Park | 4.9 miles | 23 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q28222473 | The 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 24496. 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.










