Miami Gardens, Arizona
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Globe-Miami census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85539. It lies near Russell Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Globe quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1901 USGS Globe quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1902 USGS Globe quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Globe quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Globe quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Globe quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
143 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Miami Gardens between 1992 and 2020, burning about 210 acres in total. 31 started naturally. 14 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 | 80 |
| Natural | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tri-City Fire District | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Natural | 155 acres | Tonto National Forest | MUSKHOG |
| 6 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | BEAUTY |
| 30 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Tonto National Forest | not named |
| 29 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tri-City Fire District | 2703 |
| 29 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Globe Fire Department | 1433 |
| 25 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Globe Fire Department | 1418 |
| 25 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tri-City Fire District | 2663 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 167 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 167 workings within 5 miles of Miami Gardens: 95 past producers, 48 producers, 11 prospects, 9 occurrences. 50 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Manganese, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Lea Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Molybdenum, Vanadium, Zinc | Past Producer | 1941, 1946 | |
| Albert Lea Tunnels | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| Apache Mine | Vanadium, Lead, Molybdenum, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold, Semiprecious Gemstone | Past Producer | 1875, 1929, 1957 | |
| Arizona Commercial Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Silica | Past Producer | 1905, 1979 | |
| Azurite Mine | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Big Johnnie Mine | Copper, Iron | Past Producer | 1901 | |
| Cedar Tree Deposit | Silver, Copper, Gold, Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Cities & Diamond H | Copper, Gold, Zinc, Silver, Molybdenum, Lead, Uranium, Gemstone | Past Producer | 1896 | |
| Copper Hill | Copper, Silica, Silver, Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Cyprus Miami | Copper, Molybdenum, Silver, Gold, Rhodium, Zinc, Lead, PGE | Producer | 1872, 1915 |
Storms near this place
4 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Miami Gardens in 4 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Flash Flood | Miami Gardens | $20,000 | Walmart closed due to flooding with around 60% of the store flooded with a couple inches of water. Some trash pallets from behind the store also clogged the culvert under US-60, which compounded the flooding. The extent of damages to the store is unknown. No injuries reported. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miami Gardens | $5,000 | Thunderstorm microburst winds, estimated to be in excess of 60 knots, tore down the marquee sign from a pizza shop in the town of Claypool. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Miami Gardens | $2,000 | Up to 1.50 inches of rain resulted in flooded streets. Water was up to a foot deep along parts of higway 60 in Claypool. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miami Gardens | - | A 60 foot trailer was blown off its foundation after a microburst hit the area. Trees were downed and damage was reported to homes in the area. Trees were blown down and took out power lines which left much of the Globe area without power for about 4 hours. At least one car was damaged after a tree fell on it. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland City | 0.2 miles | 20 | |
| Central Heights | 0.7 miles | 20 | |
| Claypool | 0.8 miles | 20 | |
| Little Acres | 1.1 miles | 20 | |
| Lower Miami | 1.5 miles | 20 | |
| Miami | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Dimario Place | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Burch | 2.3 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 31791. 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.









