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Roosevelt, Arizona

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Globe-Miami census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85545. It lies near Little Salt River Valley (historical). The Survey maps it on the Theodore Roosevelt Dam quadrangle. 26 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,215 feet above sea level.

Roosevelt within Gila County

On record in Roosevelt

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 4 records

Surveyed buildings and structures 3 records

Population over time

2 figures

Roosevelt fell from 28 to 26 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201028
202026-2 (-7%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 22 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.

Photographs

8 of 11 photographs shown, 1908 to 1940

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Auxiliary sluice gates which have never been used. Roosevelt Dam, Arizona
Auxiliary sluice gates which have never been used. Roosevelt Dam, Arizona
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
Reservoir of Roosevelt Dam with irrigation ditches and highway. Gila County, Arizona
Reservoir of Roosevelt Dam with irrigation ditches and highway. Gila County, Arizona
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
Main irrigation ditches follow the hillsides from Roosevelt Dam. Gila County, Arizona
Main irrigation ditches follow the hillsides from Roosevelt Dam. Gila County, Arizona
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
Tourist camp at Roosevelt, Arizona
Tourist camp at Roosevelt, Arizona
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
Roosevelt Dam showing small amount of impounded water because of extended drought. This is the main source of water for irrigation in the Salt River Valley. Gila County, Arizona
Roosevelt Dam showing small amount of impounded water because of extended drought. This is the main source of water for irrigation in the Salt River Valley. Gila County, Arizona
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
Roosevelt Hill, Arizona
Roosevelt Hill, Arizona
California Panorama Co., copyright claimant, 1908. Library of Congress
Bill of fare at tourist camp. Roosevelt, Arizona
Bill of fare at tourist camp. Roosevelt, Arizona
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt, Gila County, AZ
Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt, Gila County, AZ
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Gila County

Fires near this place

118 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Roosevelt between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,539 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 1 was 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
Natural39
Missing data/not specified/undetermined31
Recreation and ceremony19
Equipment and vehicle use17
Smoking5
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Debris and open burning2
Fireworks1
Arson/incendiarism1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
8 September 2017Natural231 acresTonto National ForestYELLOW JACKET
4 September 2013Natural173 acresTonto National ForestPINION
25 September 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTonto National ForestBOAT
22 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTonto National ForestBACHELOR
11 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTonto National MonumentNATIONAL
11 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTonto National ForestNATIONAL
9 August 1993Natural23 acresTonto National Forestnot named
8 August 1997Naturalunder an acreTonto National ForestGEPHART

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gila County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Roosevelt: 2 past producers, 2 unknowns, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zeolites, Gold, 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
Christmas Gift M S 4587GoldPast Producer
Pinnacle ClaimsCopperProspect
Roosevelt Lake PhillipsiteZeolitesOccurrencePhillipsite
Roosevelt Lake PhillipsiteZeolitesProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Gila County

Storms near this place

33 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Roosevelt in 33 storm reports between 1996 and 2021: 10 thunderstorm wind, 7 heavy rain, 6 hail, 6 flash flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2003LightningRoosevelt1 hurtA thirty-seven year old man was struck by lightning near his boat at Lake Roosevelt.
July 1999LightningRoosevelt1 hurtMan suffered minor injuries from a lightning bolt.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindRoosevelt$50,000Strengthening southeasterly monsoonal flow imported increasing moisture into southern Gila County and as a result isolated to scatted thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon hours. Some of the storms generated strong and gusty outflow winds which affected Roosevelt Lake. Wind gusts estimated to be nearly 70 mph created 3 to 4 foot swells along the southern periphery of Roosevelt Lake, about 2 miles east of the town of Roosevelt. According to the Tonto Basin Fire Department and Rescue, the large swells knocked a number of boats into the shore and numerous people were knocked into the water as a result. The Tonto Basin Fire Department then performed multiple rescues of the affected people.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindRoosevelt$20,000Thunderstorms developed across portions of southern Gila county during the afternoon hours on August 17th, and they affected the community of Roosevelt. The storms generated gusty and damaging winds. A trained weather spotter in Roosevelt estimated a wind gust to 60 mph. He also reported additional storm damage to the Roosevelt Lakeview Park Mobile Home RV Park. The strong winds, estimated to be at least 60 mph, tore up awnings and broke windows at some of the properties at the RV park. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was in effect for the Roosevelt area at the time; it was issued at 1703MST and ran until 1800MST.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindRoosevelt$8,000Strengthening southeasterly monsoonal flow imported increasing moisture into southern Gila County, and led to the development of strong thunderstorms during the late afternoon hours on June 27th. The stronger storms produced gusty and damaging outflow winds, estimated to reach as high as 70 mph. According to a trained weather spotter in the town of Roosevelt, gusty winds uprooted a large pine tree and blew it against a house. This occurred at approximately 1750MST.
December 2010Thunderstorm WindRoosevelt$2,000A billboard along State Highway 188 across from Spring Creek Store was damaged and a nearby tree was uprooted. In addition, part of a rooftop cooler was blown down. Finally, a member of the public reported a measured wind gust to 59 mph at 435 am in Tonto Village. This person also indicated that 1.84 inches of storm total precipitation was observed.
September 2009LightningRoosevelt$2,000Lake patrol at Roosevelt Lake reported a lightning strike that caused a brief power outage at the marina. A small shed was also damaged.
October 2021Thunderstorm WindRoosevelt-Mesonet station AU919 (2 SSE Roosevelt) measured a 63 mph wind gust.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindRoosevelt-Mesonet station AU919 at 2 miles SSE of Roosevelt measured a 63 mph wind gust.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindRoosevelt-Strong thunderstorms moved across the higher terrain of southern Gila County during the early evening hours on July 29th. Some of the storms produced gusty outflow winds measured to be at least as high as 60 mph. At 1843MST, a mesonet weather station 2 miles southeast of the town of Roosevelt measured a gust at 60 mph.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindRoosevelt-Strengthening southeasterly monsoonal flow imported increasing moisture into southern Gila County and as a result isolated to scattered thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon hours. Some of the storms produced strong and gusty winds. At 1800MST the Roosevelt Lake RAWS station measured a peak wind gust to 72 mph. Earlier, at 1720MST, a trained spotter 3 miles southeast of Roosevelt Lake measured a thunderstorm wind gust to 60 mph.
July 2010Flash FloodRoosevelt-Washes and low-lying areas became flooded after 0.70 inches fell in about an hour.
July 2010Heavy RainRoosevelt-Heavy downpours from slow moving thunderstorms resulted in .80 inch in about an hour.
September 2009Heavy RainRoosevelt-Heavy rain with thunderstorms struck Roosevelt late in the afternoon. One report included 1.47 inches in just 48 minutes at Roosevelt dam.
July 2008Heavy RainRoosevelt-Pinto Creek at highway 188 was reported to be filled, and Campaign Creek broke through a small berm at Roosevelt Lake Estates. One spotter at Roosevelt Resort had 1.5 to 2 inches of rain.
July 2008HailRoosevelt-Hail about the size of pennies was reported at Roosevelt Estates.
September 2007Flash FloodRoosevelt-Flash flooding reported in Roosevelt Estates. Campaign creek had one to two feet of water approximately 60 feet wide that flowed across Mesquite Street.
July 2007Flash FloodRoosevelt-Flooding was reported by a COOP observer in Roosevelt.
July 2006Heavy RainRoosevelt-Observer at Roosevelt reported .88 inches in just 30 minutes. Spotter reported minor flooding in local creeks and streets.
October 2006HailRoosevelt-Hail up to 1.75 inches in diameter was reported across Southern Gila County.
July 2005Flash FloodRoosevelt-Runoff from heavy rainfall over the burn area of the Two Bar Fire caused the Campaign Creek and other washes to flow. Streets were closed in Roosevelt Lakes and a vehicle got stuck in the Campaign Creek during the height of the flash flood.
September 2004Heavy RainRoosevelt-Up to 3/4 inch of rain in 20 minutes, along with pea size hail and strong winds were reported at Roosevelt Estates.
August 2002HailRoosevelt-A spotter in Roosevelt reported 3/4 inch hail.
June 2000HailRoosevelt-Large hail accompanied by heavy rain. Spotter reported .80 inch in just 15 minutes.
September 1999FloodRoosevelt-About 2 inches of rain fell in about 15 minutes and resulted in street flooding.
July 1999Flash FloodRoosevelt-Much of southern Gila County hit by torrential rains. Numerous people stranded around the county.
September 1998Heavy RainRoosevelt-Heavy rains resulted in a mudslide with one vehicle trapped.
July 1998Heavy RainRoosevelt-One inch rainfall in 20 minutes.
September 2003Flash FloodRoosevelt-no account filed
August 1998HailRoosevelt-no account filed
August 1998HailRoosevelt-no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindRoosevelt-no account filed
July 1996Thunderstorm WindRoosevelt-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Gila 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
Government Hill1.0 miles22
Grapevine4.7 miles23
Roosevelt Estates7.4 miles23
Roosevelt Lake Estates7.6 miles23
Roosevelt Resort8.5 miles17
Willow8.9 miles17
Roosevelt Lake Gardens East12.7 miles22
Tonto Basin14.2 miles22

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on RooseveltAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6644929The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 33788. 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.