BlockShawmut, Arizona
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Gila Bend census division. The Survey maps it on the Bosque quadrangle. It stands 1,293 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 14 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.
- 1951 USGS Gila Bend quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Bosque quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Gila Bend quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
6 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Shawmut between 1993 and 2019, burning about 3 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.6 acres | Phoenix District Office | RAIL |
| 24 July 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | SHAWMUT |
| 5 June 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.3 acres | Phoenix District Office | BOSQUE |
| 23 June 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | CONE |
| 25 November 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-141292 |
| 1 November 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | FREEMAN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Shawmut: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosque Group | Manganese | Occurrence | Replacement |
Storms near this place
3 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shawmut in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2024: 3 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Shawmut | $10,000 | Isolated strong thunderstorms developed over portions of southwest Maricopa County as well as northwest Pinal County during the evening hours on July 15th and some of them produced locally heavy rainfall with peak rain rates in excess of one inch per hour. The rain led to some flash flooding along Highway 238 between the towns of Maricopa and Gila Bend. Highway 238 is very vulnerable to even modest amounts of rain near the highway as numerous washes cross the road and are easily flooded. According to the Arizona Department of Highways, at 2120MST Highway 238 was flooded at several wash crossings between milepost 40 and milepost 24. This resulted in the road being closed. Rainfall had mostly ended by late evening, however the road remained closed into the morning hours the next day when road crews were able to clean off the mud and debris over the road. |
| September 2019 | Flash Flood | Shawmut | $2,000 | Scattered thunderstorms developed across the central deserts and to the southwest of central Phoenix during the evening hours on September 16th. Some of the stronger storms produced locally heavy rains with peak rain rates in excess of one inch per hour. The heavy rain resulted in an episode of flash flooding to the east of Gila Bend. According to a report from local law enforcement, flash flooding resulted in deep water across Highway 238 in multiple locations between Gila Bend and the town of Maricopa. In fact, one vehicle became stuck in the mud at milepost 16, as reported by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. A Flash Flood Warning had been issued and was in effect at the time of the flash flooding. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Shawmut | - | SR-238 closed due to flooding west of Mobile. No damages nor injuries were reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocapos (historical) | 0.7 miles | 14 | |
| Estrella | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Bosque | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Cotton Center | 10.7 miles | 16 | |
| Big Horn | 11.2 miles | 12 | |
| San Lucy Village | 11.6 miles | 15 | |
| Gila Bend | 11.8 miles | 15 | |
| Sil Murk (historical) | 11.9 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q30595652 | The 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 24611. 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.