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]
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