Galeyville, Arizona
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Bowie census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85632. The Survey maps it on the Portal quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1917 USGS Chiricahua quadrangle1:125000
- 1919 USGS Chiricahua quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1926 USGS Rodeo quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Portal quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS Portal quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Chiricahua Peak quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Portal quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
57 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Galeyville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 950 acres in total. 37 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 37 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | ONION CREEK |
| 6 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | TURKEY PARK |
| 23 September 1992 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Coronado National Forest | METHODIST |
| 2 September 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Coronado National Forest | BARFOOT |
| 2 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | LONG PARK |
| 5 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | IDA |
| 25 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Gila District Office | LIMESTONE |
| 19 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | GNAT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 75 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 75 workings within 5 miles of Galeyville: 52 past producers, 16 prospects, 5 producers, 2 occurrences. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax Mine | Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Mountain Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Chiricahua Mine | Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Tungsten | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Copper, Galena, Lead | |
| Columbia Mine | Lead, Copper, Zinc, Tungsten, Silver, Bismuth | Past Producer | Contact Metamorphic | |
| Columbia Mine | Zinc, Lead, Silver, Tungsten, Copper, Bismuth | Past Producer | ||
| El Tigre Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold | Producer | 1937, 1947 | |
| El Tigre Mine | Silica, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Galeyville Mines | Lead, Silver, Tungsten, Copper | Past Producer | 1878, 1945 | |
| Hand | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Copper, Gold, Cadmium | Past Producer | 1881 | |
| Harris Mountain Group | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Replacement |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise | 1.1 miles | 22 | |
| Hilltop | 4.4 miles | 21 | |
| Portal | 4.8 miles | 22 | |
| Taylor Place | 10.4 miles | 18 | |
| Apache | 18.5 miles | 20 | |
| Vanar | 21.1 miles | 19 | |
| San Simon | 21.9 miles | 18 | |
| Wheeler Place | 22.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24426. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.










