Parkwood, Arizona
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Phoenix census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85035. The Survey maps it on the Fowler quadrangle.
On record in Parkwood
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.
Villa Verde Plat A and Villa Verde Plat B Historic Districtlisted 2010 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 27 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.
- 1912 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:62500
- 1914 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1952 USGS Fowler quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1952 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Fowler quadrangle1:24000
- 1971 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Phoenix South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2,882 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2,882 fires within 5 miles of Parkwood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 311 acres in total. 32 started naturally. 37 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 | 2806 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 37 |
| Natural | 32 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix Fire Department | 335425 |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 154835 |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 154836 |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 154837 |
| 9 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-122598 |
| 9 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-122597 |
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-111668 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Parkwood: 7 producers, 1 past producer, 1 plant. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Vermiculite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zonolite Co. | Vermiculite | Plant | ||
| Gold Bond Building Products Div. | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Phoenix Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Phoenix Redi-Mix Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Phoenix S&R, Agua Fria Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Reeves Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand and Gravel Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sand and Gravel | |
| Union Rock, 59th Ave Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| United Metro Plant #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young America Homes | 0.2 miles | 27 | |
| Legend Estates | 0.8 miles | 27 | |
| Catalina Village | 1.3 miles | 27 | |
| Capri Village | 1.6 miles | 27 | |
| Alhambra | 1.7 miles | 27 | |
| Cartwright | 1.7 miles | 27 | |
| Sunburst Homes | 1.9 miles | 27 | |
| Maryvale | 2.0 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 25001. 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.











