Punkin Center is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Gila County,
Arizona
Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...
, United States. The community is located within the
Tonto Basin at the confluence of Reno and
Tonto creeks.
Payson is 29 miles to the north along
Arizona Route 188
State Route 188 is a state highway located primarily in Gila County, Arizona, Gila County in the U.S. state of Arizona.
Route description
The route, also known as Apache Trail at its southern end, starts at U.S. Route 60 (Arizona), U.S. Rout ...
and
Arizona Route 87.
Roosevelt Lake is eight miles to the south on Route 188.
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.
References
External links
TopoQuest Topographic Map
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Unincorporated communities in Arizona
Unincorporated communities in Gila County, Arizona