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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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
Brigham Citylisted 1978
Chevelon Creek Bridgelisted 1983
Lorenzo Hubbell Trading Post and Warehouselisted 2002
Jack's Canyon Bridgelisted 1988
La Posada Historic Districtlisted 1992
Winslow Commercial Historic Districtlisted 1989
Winslow Residential Historic Districtlisted 1989
Winslow Underpasslisted 1988- Winslow Bridgelisted 1989
- Winslow Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)listed 2002
- Winslow Municipal Airport Historic Districtlisted 2022
Population over time
2 figuresWinslow 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9,655 | |
| 2020 | 9,005 | -650 (-7%) |
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
Photographs
8 of 16 photographs shown, 1943Taken 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.
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress
Every photograph of Navajo County
Fires near this place
23 since 1993Regional 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/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
| 3 August 1993 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Coconino National Forest | not named |
| 20 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | WOODSY |
| 24 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Winslow Fire Department | 18-0198 |
| 10 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 9 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 1185 |
| 30 June 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | TRANSCON |
| 29 June 1995 | Natural | 1.5 acres | 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 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
18 since 1996Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2007 | Lightning | Winslow | $50,000 | A 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 2025 | Flash Flood | Winslow | - | ADOT reported State Route 87 closed due to flooding of an underpass at milepost 342 in Winslow. |
| 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. |
| August 2022 | Heavy Rain | Winslow | - | Heavy rain in Winslow caused some street flooding. Water covered the intersection of North Pope Ave and East Maple Street. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Winslow | - | One inch diameter hail was report 20 miles west of Winslow. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | - | A thunderstorm produced nickle sized hail and high winds. The winds broke out windows at a residence in Bird Springs. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Winslow | - | Heavy rain from a thunderstorm flooded and closed the Williamson Avenue underpass. |
| October 2015 | Hail | West Winslow | - | Law enforcement reported 1 and 1/2 inch diameter hail. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | - | 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 2015 | Heavy Rain | West Winslow | - | Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused water to flow over street curbs and into some yards in Winslow. |
| July 2013 | Tornado (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 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | - | 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 2005 | Hail | Winslow | - | Quarter sized (1 inch diameter) hail fell at the Winslow Police Department dispatch office. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (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 2001 | Hail | Winslow | - | 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 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Winslow | - | An Arizona Department of Public Safety officer reported a funnel cloud in Winslow. |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | - | no account filed |
Newspapers printed here
8,855 digitised pages2 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.
| Newspaper | Published |
|---|---|
| The Winslow Mail | 1893 to 1926 |
| Winslow Daily Mail | 1926 to 1932 |
What the paper printed
28,984 wordsFront 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.
| Issue | Paper | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1926-12-14 | Winslow Daily Mail | 2,316 words |
| 1926-12-18 | Winslow Daily Mail | 2,749 words |
| 1926-12-23 | Winslow Daily Mail | 2,298 words |
| 1926-12-31 | Winslow Daily Mail | 2,673 words |
| 1897-01-09 | The Winslow Mail | 3,575 words |
| 1897-03-27 | The Winslow Mail | 3,142 words |
| 1897-06-12 | The Winslow Mail | 4,020 words |
| 1897-08-21 | The Winslow Mail | 4,085 words |
| 1897-11-06 | The Winslow Mail | 4,126 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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bushman Acres | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| Sunset Crossing (historical) | 2.4 miles | 21 | |
| West Winslow | 2.6 miles | 21 | |
| Sunset City (historical) | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| Brigham City (historical) | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Hibbard | 10.2 miles | 14 | |
| Manila | 15.6 miles | 18 | |
| Joseph City | 19.8 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.
| Wikipedia article on Winslow | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q79727 | 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 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.










