Verde Glen, Arizona
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Payson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85541. It stands on Dry Dude Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kehl Ridge quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 1887 USGS Verde quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Verde quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1934 USGS Pine quadrangle1:48000
- 1934 USGS Pine quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Pine quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Pine quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Kehl Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Payson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Kehl Ridge quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
451 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 451 fires within 5 miles of Verde Glen between 1992 and 2020, burning about 20,757 acres in total. 333 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 333 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 62 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | PRAIRIE |
| 9 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | CHASE |
| 8 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | PERLEY |
| 7 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | VERDE |
| 7 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | WASHINGTON |
| 7 September 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Tonto National Forest | BON |
| 7 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | DRY |
| 7 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | LEE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Verde Glen: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Park | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Whispering Pines | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Bonita Creek Estates | 2.8 miles | 26 | |
| Beaver Valley Estates | 4.4 miles | 23 | |
| Geronimo Estates | 5.1 miles | 23 | |
| Ellison Creek Estates | 5.2 miles | 25 | |
| La Cienega | 5.3 miles | 25 | |
| Wonder Valley | 5.6 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 Q122561931 | 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 2056524. 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.












