BlockGibson, Arizona
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Ajo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85321. It stands on Gibson Arroyo. The Survey maps it on the Ajo North quadrangle.
On record in Gibson
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Curley Schoollisted 2008 · 0.7 miles away
Ajo Townsite Historic Districtlisted 2001 · 0.7 miles away
John and Isabella Greenway Houselisted 1998 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 17 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.
- 1932 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:62500
- 1934 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Ajo North quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS Ajo North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Gibson between 1995 and 2017, burning about 40 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | FINLEY |
| 1 August 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 19 May 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | CORNELIA |
| 29 March 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge | LITTLE TULE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Gibson: 9 occurrences, 7 producers, 4 past producers, 3 unknowns. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Copper, Gold, Silver, Silica, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajo District | Gold, Silver, Copper, Molybdenum, Zinc, Gemstone, Titanium, Niobium (Columbium), Iron | Producer | PORPHYRY CU, VEINS | |
| Cardigan Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold | Producer | ||
| Cardigan Mine | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| New Cornelia Ajo | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Molybdenum, Gold, Semiprecious Gemstone, Iron, Niobium (Columbium), Titanium, Rubidium | Past Producer | 1750, 1917, 1985 | |
| Old Hickles Property | Copper, Silica, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Old Hickles Property | Copper, Silver, Gold, Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Right On Group | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| Right On Group | Copper, Gold, Silica | Unknown | ||
| Bonnie Lee Group | Copper, Silica | Unknown | ||
| Copper Ledge | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gibson in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2012 | Flash Flood | Gibson | $40,000 | Very heavy rain caused extensive street flooding in Ajo. Cedar Road was washed out by rapidly flowing flood waters 2 to 3 feet deep. a community health center and a school were also flooded. Farther south, Ajo Mountain Drive in Organ Pipe National Monument was closed as well as part of nearby Highway 85. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gibson | $15,000 | Power outages were reported in Ajo as a result of power lines being down. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gibson | $1,000 | Pima County Sheriff Dispatch reported a live power line downed requiring a road closure in Ajo, AZ. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gibson | - | A mesonet station in Ajo recorded a wind gust of 59 mph. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gibson | - | A mesonet station in Ajo recorded a wind gust of 63 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajo | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Mexican Town | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Rowood | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Chico Shunie | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Childs | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Why | 10.5 miles | 14 | |
| Sikort Chuapo | 11.5 miles | 14 | |
| Hoa Murk | 12.9 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q141221924 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 5005. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.