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Gleeson, Arizona

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Sierra Vista census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85610. It lies near Maud Hill. The Survey maps it on the Outlaw Mountain quadrangle.

Gleeson within Cochise County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

26 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Gleeson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,262 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 1 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
Natural11
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Debris and open burning4
Equipment and vehicle use1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
26 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.6 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Southeast DistrictGLEEAZSON RD
7 August 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeGLEESON
6 August 2016Naturalunder an acreGila District OfficeTURQUOISE
8 July 2008Natural210 acresGila District OfficeGHOST
13 July 2007Natural13 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeCOURTLAND
13 July 2007Naturalunder an acreGila District OfficeGHOST TOWN
1 July 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeGUN SMOKE
30 June 2012Natural21 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeCOURTLAND

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cochise County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 85 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 85 workings within 5 miles of Gleeson: 58 past producers, 18 producers, 7 prospects, 2 occurrences. 18 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Copper, Silver, Copper, Silver, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Armstrong MineLead, Copper, Silver, GoldPast ProducerReplacement
Armstrong MineCopper, Silver, Gold, LeadPast Producer
Avalon ClaimGemstoneProducerTurquoise
Casey MineCopper, Gold, Silver, LeadProducer1916, 1937
Copper Belle MineCopper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, BismuthPast Producer
Copper Ox MineCopper, Manganese, Silver, GoldPast Producer1915, 1919
Copper Rocks MineManganese, Silver, Copper, GoldPast Producer
Costello ClaimsLead, Zinc, CopperProducerReplacement
Defiance MineLead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold, Semiprecious Gemstone, VanadiumPast Producer1900, 1958
Germania MineCopper, Silver, Gold, Semiprecious GemstoneProducer1909, 1940

Every working recorded in Cochise County

Storms near this place

4 since 2021

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gleeson in 4 storm reports between 2021 and 2025: 4 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2025Flash FloodGleeson$30,000Swift water rescue for 5 individuals trapped in car on Gleeson Rd. All individuals rescued with no injury.
August 2022Flash FloodGleeson$5,000Heavy rain of 1.5 in less than 1 hour caused flash flooding and the closure of Davis Rd. east of Route 80 north of Bisbee. Flash flooding also occurred in Tombstone with the road washed out at the intersection of Ave. De La Loma & S. Laguna Ave.
July 2025Flash FloodGleeson$500Cochise County Official reported that Ghost Town Trail Road closed temporarily due to extensive flooding damage between mile post 2.8 and 13.
August 2021Flash FloodGleeson-One to two inches of rain fell in less than two hours east and southwest of Gleeson causing flash flooding across parts of Gleeson and Davis Rds.

Every storm recorded in Cochise County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Courtland2.7 miles18
Grizzles Orchard4.5 miles19
Elfrida8.3 miles19
Black Diamond8.6 miles19
Pearce11.8 miles18
McNeal12.5 miles19
Tombstone12.7 miles21
Sunizona13.8 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 5054. 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.