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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. 9,005 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,849 feet above sea level.

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Winslow within Navajo County

On record in Winslow

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 11 records

Population over time

2 figures

Winslow fell from 9,655 to 9,005 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.

YearPeople Change
20109,655
20209,005-650 (-7%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Photographs

8 of 16 photographs shown, 1943

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Winslow, Arizona. Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad diesel freight locomotive which has just come out of the roundhouse
Winslow, Arizona. Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad diesel freight locomotive which has just come out of the roundhouse
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Winslow, Arizona. Indian laborers at work in the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard
Winslow, Arizona. Indian laborers at work in the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Winslow, Arizona. Looking through the windshield of a diesel freight engine pulling out of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard
Winslow, Arizona. Looking through the windshield of a diesel freight engine pulling out of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Winslow, Arizona. Fireman in the cab of a Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad diesel freight locomotive which has just come out of the roundhouse
Winslow, Arizona. Fireman in the cab of a Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad diesel freight locomotive which has just come out of the roundhouse
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Winslow, Arizona. W.F. Leverenz, maintainer, at work on one of the units of the diesel freight locomotive in the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard
Winslow, Arizona. W.F. Leverenz, maintainer, at work on one of the units of the diesel freight locomotive in the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Winslow, Arizona. Two sections of a diesel freight engine coming out of the roundhouse in the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard. The completed engine will have four sections
Winslow, Arizona. Two sections of a diesel freight engine coming out of the roundhouse in the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard. The completed engine will have four sections
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Winslow, Arizona. A diesel freight engine waiting to pull out of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard
Winslow, Arizona. A diesel freight engine waiting to pull out of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Holbrook, Arizona. Going through the town on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad between Gallup, New Mexico and Winslow, Arizona
Holbrook, Arizona. Going through the town on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad between Gallup, New Mexico and Winslow, Arizona
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Navajo County

Fires near this place

23 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Winslow between 1993 and 2019, burning about 272 acres in total. 2 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/undetermined16
Debris and open burning3
Natural2
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
27 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeLEUPPS
3 August 1993Natural1.0 acresCoconino National Forestnot named
20 August 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeWOODSY
24 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWinslow Fire Department18-0198
10 July 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
9 June 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office1185
30 June 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined32 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeTRANSCON
29 June 1995Natural1.5 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Navajo County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
O'Harco Robinson ProspectUraniumUnknown
Uranium DepositUraniumOccurrence
Acme CementGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Acme Cement PlasterGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Acme Cement Plaster CompanyGypsum-AnhydriteProducerSedimentary
Navajo Gypsum and Fertilizer CompanyGypsum-AnhydriteProducerSedimentary
Toltec Divide AreaGypsum-AnhydritePast ProducerSedimentary
Winslow AreaGypsum-AnhydritePast ProducerGypsum

Every working recorded in Navajo County

Storms near this place

18 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Winslow in 18 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 tornado, 2 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2007LightningWinslow$50,000A thunderstorm in Winslow produced lightning that blew out a transformer and knocked out power. The storm also produced high winds, local street flooding, and small hail.
July 2025Flash FloodWinslow-ADOT reported State Route 87 closed due to flooding of an underpass at milepost 342 in Winslow.
October 2025FloodWest Winslow-Navajo Nation Police reported Route 71 closed in Bird Springs due to flooding of the Little Colorado River.
March 2023FloodWest 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.
August 2022Heavy RainWinslow-Heavy rain in Winslow caused some street flooding. Water covered the intersection of North Pope Ave and East Maple Street.
June 2015HailWinslow-One inch diameter hail was report 20 miles west of Winslow.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindWinslow-A thunderstorm produced nickle sized hail and high winds. The winds broke out windows at a residence in Bird Springs.
July 2015Flash FloodWinslow-Heavy rain from a thunderstorm flooded and closed the Williamson Avenue underpass.
October 2015HailWest Winslow-Law enforcement reported 1 and 1/2 inch diameter hail.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindWinslow-Winslow Police confirmed that a brick wall collapsed from strong thunderstorm winds. The Winslow ASOS reported a peak wind gust of 53 MPH at 339 PM MST.
September 2015Heavy RainWest Winslow-Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused water to flow over street curbs and into some yards in Winslow.
July 2013Tornado (EF0)Winslow-A Skywarn Weather spotter relayed reports that several people saw a tornado touch down at the Winslow City Park. No damage was reported.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindWinslow-The Winslow ASOS reported a 50 knot wind gust with a thunderstorm. Police in Winslow reported strong winds from 120 PM MST through at least 138 PM MST.
September 2005HailWinslow-Quarter sized (1 inch diameter) hail fell at the Winslow Police Department dispatch office.
June 2003Tornado (F0)Winslow-A weak tornado formed along a convergence zone about one mile west of Winslow. The tornado was nearly stationary and remained in rural areas for about 30 minutes.
September 2001HailWinslow-Nickel (0.88 inch diameter) sized hail fell in Winslow for five minutes. Heavy rain and wind gusts to 53 MPH were reported at the Winslow airport with this thunderstorm. Traffic on I-40 slowed to a crawl because of the storm.
September 1998Funnel CloudWinslow-An Arizona Department of Public Safety officer reported a funnel cloud in Winslow.
September 1996Thunderstorm WindWinslow-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Navajo County

Newspapers printed here

8,855 digitised pages

2 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 1,474 issues, 8,855 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.

NewspaperPublished
The Winslow Mail1893 to 1926
Winslow Daily Mail1926 to 1932

What the paper printed

28,984 words

Front pages of the local paper, read from the Library of Congress scans: 9 issues spread across its run from 1897 to 1926, 28,984 words in total. Each is reproduced on its own page, exactly as the recogniser returned it.

These pages read less well than anything else here, and the number is worth stating: about three words in four come through cleanly, against nine in ten for the building records. An 1896 broadsheet sets eight-point type in seven columns on microfilm, which is the hardest thing in this archive to read by machine. We tested our own recognisers against the Library's and they were not better, so the Library's text is what appears, with the wholly unreadable columns removed. Read it as a guide to what the paper covered, and follow the link to the scan before quoting anything.

IssuePaper Length
1926-12-14Winslow Daily Mail2,316 words
1926-12-18Winslow Daily Mail2,749 words
1926-12-23Winslow Daily Mail2,298 words
1926-12-31Winslow Daily Mail2,673 words
1897-01-09The Winslow Mail3,575 words
1897-03-27The Winslow Mail3,142 words
1897-06-12The Winslow Mail4,020 words
1897-08-21The Winslow Mail4,085 words
1897-11-06The Winslow Mail4,126 words

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Bushman Acres0.9 miles21
Sunset Crossing (historical)2.4 miles21
West Winslow2.6 miles21
Sunset City (historical)2.7 miles21
Brigham City (historical)2.8 miles21
Hibbard10.2 miles14
Manila15.6 miles18
Joseph City19.8 miles18

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 WinslowAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79727The 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 13930. 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.