Signal, Arizona
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Lake Havasu City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85360. It stands on Graveyard Wash. The Survey maps it on the Signal quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1923 USGS Signal quadrangle1:250000
- 1942 USGS Signal quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Artillery Peak quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Alamo Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Signal quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Signal between 1992 and 2018, burning about 130 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 118 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 6 June 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | SANDY |
| 17 February 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northwest District | SIGNAL ROAD |
| 15 October 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | THE ISLAND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Signal: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Bug | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Gold Chief | Copper, Gold | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
19 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Signal in 19 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 18 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Signal | $5,000 | A swift water rescue was performed near mile post 40 on Alamo Road. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Signal | $5,000 | Signal Road was closed from Highway 93 to Alamo Road due to flooding. |
| February 2019 | Flash Flood | Signal | $2,000 | Signal Road was closed from Highway 93 to Alamo Road, and East Road was closed at Banegas Crossing due to flooding. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Signal | $2,000 | Signal Road was closed from Highway 93 to Alamo Road. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Signal | $1,000 | Signal Rd was closed from Highway 93 to Alamo Rd. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Signal | $1,000 | Alamo Road was closed due to flooding. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Signal | $1,000 | Signal Rd was closed from Hwy 93 to Alamo Rd. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Signal | $1,000 | Seventeen Mile Rd was closed from Hwy 93 to Signal Rd. |
| September 2022 | Flash Flood | Signal | $1,000 | Seventeen Mile Road was closed. |
| September 2022 | Flash Flood | Signal | $1,000 | Signal Rd was closed. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Signal | $1,000 | Signal Road was closed from Highway 93 to Alamo Road due to flooding. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Signal | $1,000 | Signal Road was closed from Highway 93 to Alamo Road due to flooding. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Signal | $1,000 | Signal Road was closed from Alamo Road to Highway 93 due to flooding. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Signal | $1,000 | Signal Road was closed from Highway 93 to Alamo Road. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Signal | $1,000 | Signal Road was closed from Highway 93 to Alamo Road. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Signal | $1,000 | Seventeen Mile Road was closed from Highway 93 to Signal Road. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Signal | $1,000 | Signal Road was closed from Highway 93 to Alamo Road. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Signal | $1,000 | Signal Road was closed from Highway 93 to Alamo Road due to flooding. |
| December 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Signal | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Nothing (historical) | 15.8 miles | 17 | |
| Wikieup | 15.9 miles | 17 | |
| Six Mile Crossing | 16.1 miles | 16 | |
| Cedar | 22.7 miles | 17 | |
| Larneds Landing | 25.0 miles | 21 | |
| Lake Havasu City | 36.5 miles | 23 | |
| Haviland | 36.6 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24614. 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.










