Paradise Acres, 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 Allen Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Camp Verde quadrangle.
On record in Paradise Acres
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Hank and Myrtle Wingfield Homesteadlisted 1999 · 0.5 miles away
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 Camp Verde quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Sedona quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
255 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 255 fires within 5 miles of Paradise Acres between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,320 acres in total. 20 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 | 143 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 38 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 26 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | VERDE |
| 25 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 |
| 20 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 20 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | INTERSTATE |
| 18 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | PINTO |
| 17 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Paradise Acres: 7 producers, 6 past producers, 5 prospects, 4 occurrences. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sodium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Verde Salt Mine | Halite, Sodium, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Clay | Past Producer | Clay, Gypsum, Halite, Mirabilite | |
| Fairview Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Molybdenum | Producer | 1932, 1935, 1937 | |
| Graham-Wingfield Sulfate Ground | Salt, Sodium, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Prospect | ||
| Larson Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite, Bentonite | Producer | Bentonite, Gypsum | |
| Larson Quarry | Bentonite, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Saline Water Well Near Camp Verde | Halite, Bromine, Sodium | Occurrence | Brine, Halite | |
| Saline Well Near Camp Verde | Bromine, Halite, Sodium | Occurrence | Brine | |
| Squaw Peak Mine | Molybdenum, Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1944, 1946 | |
| Verde River Deposit | Diatomite, Clay, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | Clay, Diatomite, Gypsum | |
| Verde River Deposit | Diatomite, Clay, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, General | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Estates | 0.1 miles | 21 | |
| Fort Verde Estates | 0.5 miles | 21 | |
| Mountain View Estates | 0.6 miles | 21 | |
| Jordan Meadows | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| Wingfield | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Security Acres | 1.3 miles | 21 | |
| Pioneer Acres | 1.6 miles | 21 | |
| Camp Verde | 1.9 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 38684. 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.










