Walker, Arizona
31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Prescott census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86303. It lies near Bald Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Groom Creek quadrangle.
On record in Walker
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Walker Charcoal Kilnlisted 1976 · 0.2 miles away- Poland Tunnellisted 1978 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 31 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 Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1903 USGS Bradshaw Mountains quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Mt. Union quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Mt. Union quadrangle1:63360
- 1949 USGS Mt. Union quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 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
- 1974 USGS Groom Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Bradshaw Mts quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
354 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 354 fires within 5 miles of Walker between 1992 and 2020, burning about 512 acres in total. 166 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 166 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 64 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | BANNIE |
| 7 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | SHORT |
| 7 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | TRITLE |
| 6 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | PATCH |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 4 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | TRANSCENDENT |
| 4 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 3 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
10 of 185 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 185 workings within 5 miles of Walker: 85 past producers, 50 producers, 28 prospects, 13 unknowns. 51 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Gold, Silver, Copper, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alligator | Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Alturas Mine | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Producer | 1924, 1945 | |
| Arizona Victory Copper | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Black Diamond Mine | Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper | Producer | 1910, 1919 | |
| California | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Cash | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Quartz, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Cash Mine | Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Semiprecious Gemstone, Quartz | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Champion Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Producer | 1916, 1946 | |
| Champion Patent M S 1314 | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Chase | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Walker in 7 storm reports between 2016 and 2021: 4 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 2021 | Flash Flood | Walker | - | A trained spotter reported that Lynx Creek in Walker was running four to five feet deep in spots. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Walker | - | A trained spotter reported one inch diameter hail. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Walker | - | Water in Lynx Creek over-topped the intersection of Walker Road and New Strike Lane in Walker. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Walker | - | Heavy rain over the Goodwin Fire scar caused a debris flow across Forest Road 67. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Walker | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain over the Goodwin Fire scar. This caused dangerously high flows in Grapevine Creek. Central Avenue in Mayer was closed at Big Bug Creek because of flooding, mud, and debris over the roadway. About two feet of debris flow was observed in the creek which had been previously dry. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Walker | - | A trained spotter took pictures showing 1 and 1/2 inch diameter hail one mile north-northeast of Walker. |
| July 2016 | Heavy Rain | Walker | - | A trained spotter reported 0.70 inches of rain in 20 minutes and water running down the roads in Walker. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breezy Pines | 1.7 miles | 33 | |
| Potato Patch | 2.6 miles | 31 | |
| Groom Creek | 3.1 miles | 31 | |
| Venezia | 4.8 miles | 31 | |
| Oak Knoll Village | 5.4 miles | 30 | |
| Poland Junction | 5.8 miles | 33 | |
| Ponderosa Park | 5.9 miles | 31 | |
| Blue Hills Farms | 6.2 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 35817. 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.













