Sunflower, Arizona

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Sunflower, Arizona
Unincorporated community
Location of Sunflower in Maricopa County, Arizona
Location of Sunflower in Maricopa County, Arizona
Coordinates: 33°51′51″N 111°28′03″W / 33.86417°N 111.46750°W / 33.86417; -111.46750Coordinates: 33°51′51″N 111°28′03″W / 33.86417°N 111.46750°W / 33.86417; -111.46750
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyMaricopa
Elevation
3,405 ft (1,038 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
Area code(s)480
GNIS feature ID34951[1]

Sunflower is an unincorporated community in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. Sunflower is located near Arizona State Route 87, 22.8 miles (36.7 km) northeast of Fountain Hills.

History[]

The location was a camp site until the 1930s, when Captain Harold Booth led a group of cohorts to the area.[2]

The town saw flooding during when the remnants of Tropical Storm Norma hit the area in 1970.[3]

The community was located near now-abandoned mercury mines, and old maps still refer to the mine as Sunflower Mine.[4]

The community was evacuated in 2005 due to the threat of a nearby fire.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sunflower, Arizona
  2. ^ "No Sunflower, Arizona, until camp arrives". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. October 8, 1933.
  3. ^ "Bob Lindmeier's Weather Facts". The Capital Times. September 4, 2000.
  4. ^ "Abandoned mercury mine an adventure". Arizona Republic. February 27, 1997.
  5. ^ "Wildfire threatens tiny town in southwestern Utah". Appleton Post-Crescent. July 23, 2005.
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