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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.

Peterson within Maricopa County

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 23 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

1,271 since 1995

Regional 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/undetermined1238
Arson/incendiarism16
Natural9
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Smoking1

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
9 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePhoenix Fire Department334642
9 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office155223
8 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePhoenix Fire Department334484
7 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePhoenix Fire Department332703
7 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTempe Fire Department1820604
7 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTempe Fire Department1820633
5 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeAZ-112019
30 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Maricopa County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gabitzsch-OwensTungsten, CopperProspect
ADOT Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Hayden Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sand and Gravel QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSand and Gravel
United Metro Plant #6Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Valley Redi-Mix PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working 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
Guadalupe0.5 miles21
Peterson0.8 miles23
The Pointe at South Mountain1.0 miles21
Contempo Tempe1.2 miles23
Burgundy Hill1.4 miles21
Helena1.6 miles21
Desert Villas1.9 miles21
Cimarron2.0 miles23

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.