Middle Verde, Arizona
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Camp Verde-Sedona census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86322. It lies near Grandpa Wash. The Survey maps it on the Middle Verde quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1887 USGS Verde quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Verde quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1923 USGS Camp Verde quadrangle1:125000
- 1932 USGS Camp Verde quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Camp Verde quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Middle Verde quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Sedona quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
207 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 207 fires within 5 miles of Middle Verde between 1992 and 2020, burning about 226 acres in total. 12 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 | 113 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 33 |
| Smoking | 17 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 4 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | MIDDLE VERDE |
| 28 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 27 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 25 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | GADDIS |
| 21 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | TRACTOR |
| 20 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | INTERSTATE |
| 2 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | OVER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Middle Verde: 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Halite, Bromine, Sodium, Salt, Sodium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham-Wingfield Sulfate Ground | Salt, Sodium, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Prospect | ||
| Saline Water Well Near Camp Verde | Halite, Bromine, Sodium | Occurrence | Brine, Halite | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Camp Verde Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cherry Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| El Jay Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
4 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Middle Verde in 4 storm reports between 2012 and 2024: 3 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 | Flash Flood | Middle Verde | - | Flooding of several roads in the Cornville area, including Cornville Road near Cactus Road was seen on a social media video. Another video showed property and street flooding east of Page Springs Road and north of Cornville Road. There was also flooding along Harmony, Oak Run Lane, and Page Springs Road. Flooding of multiple homes along Alvey and Brooks Lanes. The fire department personnel reported at least 6 homes flooded in Cornville. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middle Verde | - | Montezuma Airpark (Site ID KAZcampV9) reported a peak wind gust of 58 MPH. |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Middle Verde | - | Social media photos show greater than 18 inches of runoff flowing through Grandpa Wash at the intersection of Middle Verde Road. Time was estimated using on radar and social media post. |
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Middle Verde | - | Water was flowing over Highway 260 at milepost 218. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aultman | 1.2 miles | 21 | |
| Verde River Meadows One | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Mesa Verde Estates | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Reddells Ranch Acres | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| McGuireville | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Fort River Caves | 4.3 miles | 21 | |
| Camp Verde | 4.4 miles | 21 | |
| Tres Rios | 4.5 miles | 21 |
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 Q122589006 | 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 31829. 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.










