BlockSmurr, Arizona
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Gila Bend census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85337. The Survey maps it on the Smurr quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1950 USGS Theba quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Theba quadrangle1:62500, 2 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 Smurr quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Gila Bend quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
50 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Smurr between 1993 and 2019, burning about 5,484 acres in total. 2 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 | 34 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2018 | Natural | 15 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Central District | CITRUS |
| 10 August 2005 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | LEMON BEND |
| 8 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Central District | TAGE |
| 6 July 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | CITRUS |
| 28 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | THEBA #3 |
| 25 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 154024 |
| 25 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | THEBA |
| 23 July 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
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 Smurr: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screening Plant Yavapai Materials | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Smurr in 2 storm reports between 2018 and 2025: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2018 | Flash Flood | Smurr | $5,000 | Widespread moderate to heavy showers developed across the southwest portion of Maricopa County during the morning and early afternoon hours on October 13th. Some of the heavy showers resulted in significant flow down area washes such as the Sand Tank Wash north of Gila Bend. Peak rain rates were in excess of one inch per hour and resulted in episodes of flash flooding just to the north of the town of Gila Bend. According to mesonet data, which included stream gauge data from the Maricopa County Flood Control District, flash flooding down the Sand Tank Wash resulted in the closure of Watermelon Road and Indian Road at about 1500MST. A Flash Flood Warning was issued shortly before the flooding, at 1450MST, and it remained in effect through 1645MST. No accidents or injuries were reported due to the flash flooding. |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Smurr | - | I-8 near State Route 85 in Gila Bend closed due to all lanes being blocked due to flooding. No damages or 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theba | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Point of Rocks | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Gila Bend | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| San Lucy Village | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Sil Murk (historical) | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Piedra | 8.9 miles | 14 | |
| Bosque | 12.1 miles | 14 | |
| Cotton Center | 13.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24620. 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.