Tempe Junction, Arizona
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Phoenix census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85281. It lies near Tempe Butte. The Survey maps it on the Tempe quadrangle.
On record in Tempe Junction
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 within a mile 12 of 30 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Tempe Woman's Clublisted 2000 · 0.2 miles away
Selleh Houselisted 2005 · 0.3 miles away
Elliott Houselisted 1984 · 0.3 miles away
Hiatt Houselisted 1984 · 0.3 miles away
Grady Gammage Memorial Auditoriumlisted 1985 · 0.3 miles away
Byron Redden Houselisted 1984 · 0.3 miles away
C. P. Mullen Houselisted 1984 · 0.4 miles away
W. A. Moeur Houselisted 1984 · 0.4 miles away
University Park Historic Districtlisted 2008 · 0.5 miles away
B. B. Moeur Activity Buildinglisted 1985 · 0.5 miles away
Date Palm Manor Historic Districtlisted 2015 · 0.6 miles away
Matthews Halllisted 1985 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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.
- 1913 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:62500
- 1915 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Tempe quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1954 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Tempe quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Tempe quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1,556 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,556 fires within 5 miles of Tempe Junction between 1995 and 2020, burning about 178 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 18 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/undetermined | 1519 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 155223 |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix Fire Department | 334484 |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix Fire Department | 333916 |
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-133139 |
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tempe Fire Department | 1820633 |
| 7 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-142071 |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-112019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Tempe Junction: 4 producers, 3 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabitzsch-Owens | Tungsten, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Giacoma Claims | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Arizona S&R Plant #3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hayden Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Nesbitt Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand and Gravel Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sand and Gravel | |
| Tri-City Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| United Metro Plant #6 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Valley Redi-Mix Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal Junction | 1.5 miles | 23 | |
| Tempe | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| Contempo Tempe | 2.3 miles | 23 | |
| Marlborough Park | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Peterson | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| McClintock Manor | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| Peterson (historical) | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Tovrea | 2.7 miles | 23 |
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 Q49368928 | 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 24650. 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.











