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Morristown, Arizona

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Wickenburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85342. The Survey maps it on the Wittmann quadrangle. 186 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,988 feet above sea level.

Morristown within Maricopa County

On record in Morristown

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

Population over time

2 figures

Morristown fell from 227 to 186 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
2010227
2020186-41 (-18%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 17 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.

Fires near this place

65 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Morristown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 155 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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/undetermined51
Arson/incendiarism3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Smoking3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Natural1
Recreation and ceremony1
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
25 September 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
24 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresPhoenix District OfficeMORRISTOWN
14 September 1995Railroad operations and maintenance3.0 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
13 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCircle City-Morristown Fire DepartmentNOT NAMED
9 August 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeTRILBY
15 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCircle City-Morristown Fire DepartmentNOT NAMED
14 August 1995Natural1.2 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
29 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresPhoenix District OfficeMCCARROLL ROAD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Maricopa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 26 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Morristown: 7 occurrences, 6 prospects, 6 past producers, 5 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Acme #5Lead, Silver, Copper, GoldUnknown
Blak GoldUraniumUnknown
Bluebird ClaimsCopper, IronProspect
Cactus GroupCopper, LeadOccurrence
El TigreCopper, Calcium, Manganese, Silver, VanadiumProspect
Flamingo 21Copper, Gold, Silver, Sulfur-PyriteOccurrence
Golden CycleLead, Silver, Calcium, GoldProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Idaho GroupGold, LeadOccurrence
Montezuma MineLead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Vanadium, Iron, AntimonyPast Producer1863, 1947

Every working recorded in Maricopa County

Storms near this place

12 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Morristown in 12 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 funnel cloud, 1 heavy rain. 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
July 2015Thunderstorm WindMorristown$100,000Strong thunderstorms developed over south central Arizona during the afternoon hours on August 18th, and due to a significant infusion of tropical moisture they became very intense and produced gusty and damaging outflow winds. Some of the storms affected communities such as Morristown. According to a trained weather spotter located about 1 mile southeast of Morristown, gusty winds estimated to be in excess of 60 mph downed several power poles at 1640MST. At about the same time, local law enforcement reported that 2 miles of power poles were blown down 1 mile northwest of Morristown and that US 60 had been closed between milepost 122 and 124 due to the downed poles.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindMorristown$40,000APS, reported that power poles, and power lines, were downed near highway 60, approximately one mile east of highway 74 in the town of Morristown. Downburst winds were estimated to be in excess of 50kt.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindMorristown$5,000Arizona Department of Transportation reported US-60 was closed in both directions in Morristown due to downed power lines. Winds were estimated at 50 mph. Timing of the damage was estimated based on radar. No injuries were reported.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindMorristown$4,000Power poles were reported down near Castle Hot Springs Road north of SR 74. No injuries were reported.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindMorristown$1,000A utility trailer was flipped due to strong winds.
March 2023FloodMorristown-Patton Road was closed due to flooding from the Hassayampa River. A Maricopa County Flood Control District Gauge located 11 miles upstream registered flows rising above alarm stage, which is 9 feet, at 22:18 PM MST on 3/21, peaking at 12.25 feet (7903 cfs) at 12:24 PM MST on 3/22. The water flow went below alarm stage at 3:07 PM MST on 3/23. No damages or injuries were reported.
July 2018Flash FloodMorristown-Thunderstorms developed across the northwestern portion of Maricopa County during the afternoon hours on July 14th and some of the stronger storms produced locally heavy rains with peak rain rates well above one inch per hour. The intense rains led to flash flooding in the Hassayampa drainage area, to the south of Wickenburg and southwest of Morristown. According to data from a Maricopa County Flood Control District streamgage along the Box Wash, located 9 miles southwest of Morristown, the wash rose 2 feet and impacted several road crossings including Whispering Ranch Road and Galvin Road. This occurred at about 1630MST. A Flash Flood Warning was issued for the area at 1530MST and eventually cancelled at 1736MST as floodwaters had significantly receded. No accidents or injuries were reported as a result of the flash flooding.
July 2018Flash FloodMorristown-Thunderstorms with very heavy rain developed just south of Wickenburg during the evening hours on July 30th; radar indicated rainfall amounts of up to 2 inches had fallen which resulted in flooding of area streams and washes such as the Box Wash. Significant rises in the streams and washes impacted various low water crossings and resulted in flash flooding. According to mesonet data, there were quick water rises noted in the Box Wash which impacted low water crossings at Restin Road, Galvin Road and Whispering Ranch Road. The Maricopa County stream gauge along Box Wash quickly increased with a rise of greater than 3 feet. Based on the mesonet gauge data flash flooding was occurring by 2135MST. The general location of the stream gauge as well as the significant flash flooding was 9 miles southwest of Morristown.
October 2015Funnel CloudMorristown-Scattered thunderstorms developed across the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the morning hours on October 20th. Due in part to the presence of a cold upper level low pressure system with elevated upper level winds, isolated stronger storms produced funnel clouds. One such funnel was reported near the town of Morristown. According to a public report, a cold air funnel was spotted near the intersection of Highway 60 and Highway 74, about 1 mile northwest of Morristown. The funnel cloud did not last for long and never touched the ground.
September 2013Funnel CloudMorristown-Thunderstorms developed along the Grand Avenue Corridor from Wittmann northwestward towards Wickenburg during the morning hours on September 10th. One of the stronger thunderstorms produced a funnel cloud. According to a local broadcast media report, a funnel cloud was spotted on US 60 near Morristown. The funnel cloud produced no damage and a tornado was not reported. Due to the infrequency of either funnel cloud or tornado occurrences in southern Arizona, this report was included into Stormdata.
August 2012Heavy RainMorristown-A convective complex developed across south central Arizona during the early morning hours on August 23rd, and it affected the entire Phoenix metropolitan area, including the community of Wittmann. The storms produced locally heavy rainfall which led to flooding of streets, washes and low lying areas. An Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory was issued for northwest Maricopa county, including Wittmann, beginning at 1 am and continuing through 4 am. At 125 AM, a Flood Control District rain gage located 10 miles northwest of Wittmann, measured 1.73 inches of rain at Daggs Wash. The rain fell in a one hour period of time.
June 2000Flash FloodMorristown-A vehicle was swept downstream by heavy runoff. About 2.5 inches of rain fell in just 90 minutes.

Every storm recorded in Maricopa County

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
Circle City3.6 miles17
Allah6.1 miles17
Wittmann7.5 miles17
Wickenburg9.6 miles17
Matthie13.7 miles18
Vistancia17.2 miles17
Beardsley18.7 miles18
Waddell19.9 miles18

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 MorristownAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6644636The 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 8311. 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.