Punkin Center, Arizona
Community in Gila County, Arizona
Punkin Center is an unincorporated community in Gila County, Arizona, United States.[1] The community is located within the Tonto Basin at the confluence of Reno and Tonto creeks.[2] Payson is 29 miles to the north along Arizona Route 188 and Arizona Route 87. Roosevelt Lake is eight miles to the south on Route 188.[3]
On September 11, 2019, fugitives Blane and Susan Barksdale, who had escaped from a prisoner transport van the month prior, were captured by U.S. Marshals at a home in Punkin Center.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Punkin Center, Arizona
- ^ Tonto Basin, AZ, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 2018
- ^ Arizona Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 4th ed., 2002, p. 50 ISBN 0899333257
- ^ Staff, KOLD News 13 Staff, Arizona's Family News. "U.S. Marshals capture escaped Tucson murder suspects". AZFamily. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
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External links
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Municipalities and communities of Gila County, Arizona, United States
County seat: Globe
- Globe
- Hayden‡
- Miami
- Payson
- Star Valley
- Winkelman‡
- Bear Flat
- Beaver Valley
- Canyon Day
- Carrizo
- Cedar Creek
- Central Heights-Midland City
- Christopher Creek
- Claypool
- Copper Hill
- Cutter
- Deer Creek
- Dripping Springs
- East Globe
- East Verde Estates
- El Capitan
- Flowing Springs
- Freedom Acres
- Geronimo Estates
- Gisela
- Haigler Creek
- Hunter Creek
- Icehouse Canyon
- Jakes Corner
- Kohls Ranch
- Mead Ranch
- Mesa del Caballo
- Oxbow Estates
- Peridot‡
- Pinal
- Pine
- Rock House
- Roosevelt
- Roosevelt Estates
- Round Valley
- Rye
- San Carlos
- Six Shooter Canyon
- Strawberry
- Tonto Basin
- Tonto Village
- Top-of-the-World‡
- Washington Park
- Wheatfields
- Whispering Pines
- Young
places
- Bonita Creek Estates
- Burch
- Grapevine
- Little Acres
- Midland City
- Punkin Center
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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33°52′20″N 111°18′47″W / 33.87222°N 111.31306°W / 33.87222; -111.31306