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Show Low, Arizona

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Snowflake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85901. The Survey maps it on the Show Low North quadrangle.

Show Low within Navajo County

On record in Show Low

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 3 records

Surveyed buildings and structures 2 records

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 16 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

1 photograph,

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.

Cedar Canyon Bridge, Spanning Cedar Canyon at Highway 60, Show Low, Navajo County, AZ
Cedar Canyon Bridge, Spanning Cedar Canyon at Highway 60, Show Low, Navajo County, AZ
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

244 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 244 fires within 5 miles of Show Low between 1992 and 2020, burning about 134 acres in total. 42 started naturally. 8 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/undetermined108
Recreation and ceremony64
Natural42
Arson/incendiarism8
Equipment and vehicle use8
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Smoking4
Debris and open burning2
Fireworks1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Other causes1

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 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTombstone Volunteer Fire DepartmentNOT NAMED
8 September 1997Naturalunder an acreFort Apache AgencyBOUNDARY
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
5 September 2011Naturalunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National ForestWOOLHOUSE
3 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTombstone Volunteer Fire DepartmentNOT NAMED
27 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office153720
26 September 1998Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National ForestBAGNAL 3
23 September 1998Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National ForestBAGNAL 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Navajo County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Show Low: 4 past producers, 4 producers, 2 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Pumice, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Volcanic Materials, Coal. 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
Apache CoalCoal, IronPast Producer
First Knoll Pit - LakesideVolcanic MaterialsPast Producer
Owens PitVolcanic MaterialsPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Linden Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Reidhead Sand & Rock PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Owens PitPumicePast Producer
Owens PitPumiceUnknown
Second Knoll PitPumiceProducer
Second Knoll Pit-East SiPumiceProducer

Every working recorded in Navajo County

Storms near this place

11 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Show Low in 11 storm reports between 1996 and 2021: 3 hail, 2 flood, 2 lightning, 2 flash flood. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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 2013LightningShow Low1 killedA 54 year old man was walking along the south edge of Scott Reservoir with two other people when he was stuck and killed by lightning.
August 2004LightningShow Low1 hurtA woman was hit by lightning outside her home in Show Low. She was knocked unconscious for a short time and couldn't feel her legs when she regained consciousness. She was taken to the hospital for testing. She was able to return to work a few days later even though she still has some pain in her legs and back.
July 2021Flash FloodShow Low-Heavy rain from a thunderstorm caused flooding on State Route 260 on the south side of Show Low. A car got stuck in the high water. Flooding was also reported east of Show Low near Highway 60 and Little Mormon Lake Road meet and on to the Second Knoll Shooting Range (Forest Road 206).
August 2018HailShow Low-One inch diameter hail was reported in the west part of Show Low.
September 2016HailShow Low-Trained spotters reported one half inch to one inch diameter hail covering the ground between 2 and 8 miles north of Show Low.
July 2014Heavy RainShow Low-A thunderstorm produced 1.75 inches of rain in about an hour at White Mountain Lake. Some small debris washed onto roads.
July 2008HailShow Low-A weather spotter 8 miles southwest of Show Low reported 3/4 inch diameter hail.
August 2006Flash FloodShow Low-Flash flooding caused the closure of east bound Highway 60 about 7 miles east of Show Low. Debris was cleared from the road and it was reopened by 520 PM.
August 2001Funnel CloudShow Low-A funnel cloud was reported by an employee at a Show Low radio station. The funnel cloud extended half way to the ground near Porter Mountain.
August 1997FloodShow Low-Minor flooding in the Show Low area.
August 1996FloodShow Low-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Navajo 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
Roundy Crossing4.4 miles16
Bell6.2 miles19
Lake of the Woods6.6 miles21
White Mountain Lake6.7 miles19
Linden7.1 miles16
White Mountain Lakes Estates7.2 miles19
Silver Creek7.3 miles19
Lakeside7.5 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 42850. 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.