Willow, Arizona
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Tonto Basin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85554. It lies near First Water Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Meddler Wash quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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.
- 1922 USGS Chrysotile quadrangle1:125000
- 1949 USGS Rockinstraw Mtn quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Rockinstraw Mtn quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Meddler Wash quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Seneca quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Meddler Wash quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
65 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Willow between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,538 acres in total. 47 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 47 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | HAPPY |
| 8 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | SLEEPY |
| 7 September 2005 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Tonto National Forest | HACKBERRY |
| 6 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | TIN |
| 6 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | MINTURN |
| 12 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | not named |
| 9 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | TIN |
| 8 August 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | WOODY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 38 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Willow: 13 prospects, 12 past producers, 10 occurrences, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Uranium, Asbestos, Iron, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armer Wash | Tungsten, Manganese | Occurrence | Psilomelane | |
| Dripping Springs Valley Chabazite | Zeolites, Clay | Occurrence | Chabazite, Erionite | |
| Gold Dike Claims | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Red Bluff Prospect | Uranium, Copper, Lead | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite | |
| Zimmerman-Asbestos Point Claims | Iron, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Jackie 1-4 | Copper, Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Dager Ranch Chabazite Deposit | Zeolites | Occurrence | Chabazite | |
| Roosevelt Lake Chabazie Deposit | Zeolites | Occurrence | Chabazite | |
| Roosevelt Lake Chabazite Deposit | Zeolites | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grapevine | 5.8 miles | 23 | |
| Roosevelt Estates | 5.9 miles | 23 | |
| Roosevelt Lake Estates | 6.5 miles | 23 | |
| Roosevelt Resort | 7.9 miles | 17 | |
| Rose Creek Lodge | 8.2 miles | 19 | |
| Dagger | 8.9 miles | 17 | |
| Roosevelt | 8.9 miles | 22 | |
| Aztec Lodge | 9.0 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 25295. 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.










