Peterson, Arizona
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Phoenix census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85283. It lies near Pima Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Tempe quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Peterson
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.
- Guadalupe Cemeterylisted 2022 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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.
- 1913 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:62500
- 1915 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Tempe quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1954 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Tempe quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Tempe quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1,271 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,271 fires within 5 miles of Peterson (historical) between 1995 and 2020, burning about 196 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 16 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 | 1238 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix Fire Department | 334642 |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 155223 |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix Fire Department | 334484 |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix Fire Department | 332703 |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tempe Fire Department | 1820604 |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tempe Fire Department | 1820633 |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-112019 |
| 30 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Peterson (historical): 3 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Tungsten, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabitzsch-Owens | Tungsten, Copper | Prospect | ||
| ADOT Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Hayden Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand and Gravel Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sand and Gravel | |
| United Metro Plant #6 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Valley Redi-Mix Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe | 0.5 miles | 21 | |
| Peterson | 0.8 miles | 23 | |
| The Pointe at South Mountain | 1.0 miles | 21 | |
| Contempo Tempe | 1.2 miles | 23 | |
| Burgundy Hill | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Helena | 1.6 miles | 21 | |
| Desert Villas | 1.9 miles | 21 | |
| Cimarron | 2.0 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 25012. 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.











