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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)