Williams Junction, Arizona
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Williams census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86046. It lies near Reneke Knoll. The Survey maps it on the Williams South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 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.
- 1886 USGS Chino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1891 USGS Chino quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1922 USGS Williams quadrangle1:125000
- 1948 USGS Williams quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Williams quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Williams quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Williams quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Williams quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Bill Williams Mtn quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Williams quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1989 USGS Williams South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
350 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 350 fires within 5 miles of Williams Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 194 acres in total. 206 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 | 206 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 57 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kaibab National Forest | COUNTRY CLUB |
| 8 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Kaibab National Forest | BEACON |
| 7 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kaibab National Forest | CINDER |
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Kaibab National Forest | BOX |
| 6 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Kaibab National Forest | MOORE |
| 4 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kaibab National Forest | DOGTOWN |
| 4 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Kaibab National Forest | KNOLL |
| 3 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Kaibab National Forest | SCHOOL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Williams Junction: 10 past producers, 6 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Pumice, Volcanic Materials, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Pumice, Volcanic Materials. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Mine | Pumice, Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | Pumice | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Pit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | Cinders | |
| Pit Tank | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | Cinders | |
| West Side | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | Cinders | |
| Williams No. 10 Cinder Pit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | Cinders | |
| Williams No. 2 Cinder Pit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | Cinders | |
| Arizona Mine | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bootlegger Crossing | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| Williams | 3.0 miles | 24 | |
| Pine Tank | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Sherwood Forest Estates | 4.8 miles | 22 | |
| Chalender | 5.9 miles | 22 | |
| Sereno | 7.3 miles | 27 | |
| Sereno Spring | 7.7 miles | 27 | |
| Red Lake | 9.5 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 36213. 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.










