West Winslow, Arizona
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1883 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Winslow-Holbrook census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86047. The Survey maps it on the Winslow quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1883 USGS Tusayan quadrangle1:250000
- 1886 USGS Tusayan quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Winslow quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Winslow 4 SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Winslow quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Winslow quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
24 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of West Winslow between 1993 and 2019, burning about 228 acres in total. 1 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 | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | LEUPPS |
| 20 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | WOODSY |
| 8 July 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 5 July 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | LOOPY |
| 4 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 344 |
| 24 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Winslow Fire Department | 18-0198 |
| 21 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | CORNHUSKER |
| 10 July 1993 | 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
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of West Winslow: 4 past producers, 2 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Uranium, 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 | Unknown | ||
| O'Harco Robinson Prospect | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Uranium Deposit | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Acme Cement | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Acme Cement Plaster | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Acme Cement Plaster Company | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Navajo Gypsum and Fertilizer Company | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Toltec Divide Area | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Winslow Area | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | Gypsum |
Storms near this place
4 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Winslow in 4 storm reports between 2015 and 2025: 2 flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | Flood | West Winslow | - | Navajo Nation Police reported Route 71 closed in Bird Springs due to flooding of the Little Colorado River. |
| March 2023 | Flood | West Winslow | - | Rain and rain on snow caused the The Little Colorado River in Navajo County to reach flood stage in the evening of March 22. The river gauge at Holbrook showed a sharp rise around 800 PM. The river dropped back down at that location around 800 PM on March 24. The river gauge at Winslow showed a sharp rise around 1000 PM on March 23 and dropped back down around 1100 AM on March 24. The Bird Springs Chapter House (downstream of Winslow) poste a video that showed flooding over Navajo Route 71 (impassable) at 1000 AM on March 24. |
| October 2015 | Hail | West Winslow | - | Law enforcement reported 1 and 1/2 inch diameter hail. |
| September 2015 | Heavy Rain | West Winslow | - | Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused water to flow over street curbs and into some yards in Winslow. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winslow | 2.6 miles | 21 | |
| Bushman Acres | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| Sunset City (historical) | 4.7 miles | 21 | |
| Brigham City (historical) | 4.9 miles | 21 | |
| Sunset Crossing (historical) | 5.0 miles | 21 | |
| Hibbard | 12.8 miles | 14 | |
| Manila | 18.2 miles | 18 | |
| Joseph City | 22.4 miles | 18 |
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 Q49370719 | 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 25327. 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.










