Olberg, Arizona
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Gila River census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85147. The Survey maps it on the Sacaton quadrangle.
On record in Olberg
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 within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
San Tan Canal Bridgelisted 1988 · 0.1 miles away
Sacaton Dam Bridgelisted 1988 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1907 USGS Sacaton quadrangle1:62500, 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
- 1966 USGS Sacaton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1971 USGS Sacaton quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1,025 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,025 fires within 5 miles of Olberg between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,938 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 103 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 | 645 |
| Debris and open burning | 219 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 103 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pima Agency | GRANDE |
| 9 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | CONLEY |
| 9 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Pima Agency | HOTDOG |
| 9 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Pima Agency | BLUE BIRD |
| 8 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pima Agency | FOUR LAW |
| 6 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Pima Agency | GARCIA |
| 5 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Pima Agency | W. PIMA |
| 5 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Pima Agency | #7SEEDFARM |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Olberg: 8 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Maid Group | Copper, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Stone Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Wedge Group | Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Blackwater Copper | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Mineral Butte Group Block Ii | Copper | Prospect | ||
| North Bank - Gila River | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Olberg | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Basalt, Granite | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Olberg in 2 storm reports between 2018 and 2024: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2018 | Flash Flood | Olberg | $2,000 | Widespread moderate to heavy showers developed across the lower deserts southeast of Phoenix during the morning hours on October 13th. Some of the heavy rain led to flash flooding south of Sacaton and north of Casa Grande. At 0916MST, the Arizona Department of Transportation reported that flash flooding stopped traffic on State Route 187 in areas between State Route 87 and State Route 387. The heavy rain was triggered by the approach of a strong Pacific low pressure system from the west, coupled with an infusion of deeper moisture shed from Tropical Storm Sergio which passed by earlier to the south of Arizona. A Flash Flood Warning was in effect at the time of the flash flooding and fortunately no accidents were reported. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Olberg | - | Flooding on SR-87 Northbound near N Hashan Kehk Rd in Sacaton. No damages nor injuries were reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Sacaton Flats | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Sacaton | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| South Santan | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Blackwater | 6.9 miles | 17 | |
| Stotonic | 7.5 miles | 20 | |
| Santan | 8.3 miles | 20 | |
| Sweetwater | 8.6 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24543. 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.








