Punkin Center is an unincorporated community in Gila County, Arizona, 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 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
- 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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| Municipalities and communities of Gila County, Arizona, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
33°52′20″N 111°18′47″W / 33.87222°N 111.31306°W / 33.87222; -111.31306