Washington Park, 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 Mail Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kehl Ridge quadrangle. 85 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 5,600 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresWashington Park grew from 70 to 85 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 70 | |
| 2020 | 85 | +15 (+21%) |
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
455 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 455 fires within 5 miles of Washington Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 29,125 acres in total. 337 started naturally. 5 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 | 337 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 65 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| 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 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | LOUIE |
| 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Washington Park: 2 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 |
Storms near this place
6 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Washington Park in 6 storm reports between 2006 and 2021: 4 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. The reports record 10 deaths. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Washington Park | 10 killed | Very heavy rain over the Highland Fire scar and surrounding areas produced flash flooding in Ellison Creek which flows into the East Verde River. This is a very popular swimming area during the summer. Ten people were killed by the flooding (ages 2 to 57). Four people were rescued by helicopter after they were trapped in trees. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Washington Park | - | Heavy rain caused flash flooding from Washington Park to Tonto Village. Water was cascading through yards and flooding roadways. The East Verde River rose 3 feet near Washington Park at 540 PM MST. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Washington Park | - | A flash flood was reported at Shadow Rim Girl Scout Camp. Chase Creek was six to eight feet deep and over the banks. Water lines were damaged and roads were washed out. They received 2.45 inches of rain at the camp. Flash flooding was reported in the East Verde River at the Water Wheel (near Houston Mesa Road). That road was impassable from water and heavy debris in that location. The The East Verde River upstream was flowing five to six feet deep. A weather spotter claimed that it was the worst flooding in many years. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington Park | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree onto power lines in Washington Park. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Washington Park | - | A thunderstorm produced 1 inch diameter hail in Washington Park. |
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | Washington Park | - | Flash flooding in the Washington Park and Beaver Valley areas north of Payson caused the closure of Beaver Flat Road. The came up 3 to 4 feet in the low water crossings. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verde Glen | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Whispering Pines | 3.8 miles | 23 | |
| Bonita Creek Estates | 3.9 miles | 26 | |
| La Cienega | 6.0 miles | 25 | |
| Geronimo Estates | 6.2 miles | 23 | |
| Ellison Creek Estates | 6.3 miles | 25 | |
| Beaver Valley Estates | 6.3 miles | 23 | |
| Wonder Valley | 7.5 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.
| Wikipedia article on Washington Park | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6166502 | 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 35908. 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.












