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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1916 USGS Pearce quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1925 USGS Gleeson quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Gleeson quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Outlaw Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Chiricahua Peak quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Outlaw Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.6 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Southeast District | GLEEAZSON RD |
| 7 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | GLEESON |
| 6 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Gila District Office | TURQUOISE |
| 8 July 2008 | Natural | 210 acres | Gila District Office | GHOST |
| 13 July 2007 | Natural | 13 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | COURTLAND |
| 13 July 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Gila District Office | GHOST TOWN |
| 1 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | GUN SMOKE |
| 30 June 2012 | Natural | 21 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | COURTLAND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 85 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Mine | Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Armstrong Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Avalon Claim | Gemstone | Producer | Turquoise | |
| Casey Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead | Producer | 1916, 1937 | |
| Copper Belle Mine | Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Bismuth | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Ox Mine | Copper, Manganese, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1915, 1919 | |
| Copper Rocks Mine | Manganese, Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Costello Claims | Lead, Zinc, Copper | Producer | Replacement | |
| Defiance Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold, Semiprecious Gemstone, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1900, 1958 | |
| Germania Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Semiprecious Gemstone | Producer | 1909, 1940 |
Storms near this place
4 since 2021Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Flash Flood | Gleeson | $30,000 | Swift water rescue for 5 individuals trapped in car on Gleeson Rd. All individuals rescued with no injury. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Gleeson | $5,000 | Heavy 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 2025 | Flash Flood | Gleeson | $500 | Cochise County Official reported that Ghost Town Trail Road closed temporarily due to extensive flooding damage between mile post 2.8 and 13. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Gleeson | - | 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. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtland | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Grizzles Orchard | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Elfrida | 8.3 miles | 19 | |
| Black Diamond | 8.6 miles | 19 | |
| Pearce | 11.8 miles | 18 | |
| McNeal | 12.5 miles | 19 | |
| Tombstone | 12.7 miles | 21 | |
| Sunizona | 13.8 miles | 19 |
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.









