Lukeville, Arizona
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Ajo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85341. It lies near Sonoyta Valley. The Survey maps it on the Lukeville quadrangle. It stands 1,398 feet above sea level.
On record in Lukeville
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 6 records
El Camino Del Diablolisted 1978
Gachado Well and Line Camplisted 1978- Bull Pasturelisted 1978
- Growler Mine Arealisted 1978
- Milton Minelisted 1978
- Victoria Minelisted 1978
Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record
- Gachado Well, Adobe House, Camino de Dos Republicas, Lukevillefederal building survey, 1 photograph
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Sonoyta quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Lukeville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Lukeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Lukeville quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Lukeville quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Lukeville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
13 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Lukeville between 1998 and 2014, burning about 22 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 June 2014 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument | FENCE |
| 11 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument | 310 FIRE |
| 3 May 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument | E. MONUMEN |
| 3 May 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument | OVERT |
| 15 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument | MILE78FIRE |
| 7 March 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument | MARTIN |
| 29 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument | MILE 78 |
| 26 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument | LAS PALMAS |
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Lukeville: 1 producer, 1 prospect, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Dog | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Victoria Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc | Producer | 1915, 1935 | |
| Victoria Mine | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lukeville in 10 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 5 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Lukeville | $25,000 | Two to three inches of rainfall occurred in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona. This caused flooding and damage to private property, businesses and government offices with water several feet high. A report from officials at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument stated a recently built fence along the international border exacerbated the flooding as a result of the fence acting like a dam and stopping the normal progression of water through the border. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lukeville | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds ripped off about 40 feet of the roof to the auditorium at the Organ Pipe National Monument Visitor Center. |
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Lukeville | $10,000 | Rainfall amounts between 1.5 inches and 2.5 inches resulted flooding and the closure of several roads at Organ Pipe National Monument. In addition, a 40 foot section of the international border fence between the United States and Mexico was destroyed. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lukeville | $7,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed three power poles north of the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Visitor Center. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lukeville | $2,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds caused the loss of power to 56 customers from the International border to Puerto Blanco Rd for an unknown duration of time. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lukeville | $2,000 | Power pole was downed on Puerto Blanco Dr just west of Highway 85. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Lukeville | - | Heavy rain of 3-4 in 90 minutes caused flash flooding of Highway 85 near Puerto Blanco Dr. north of Lukeville. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Lukeville | - | Heavy rain of 2 to 3 in less than 1 hour at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument caused flash flooding of roadways making them impassible. |
| February 1998 | Flood | Lukeville | - | Heavy rain caused normally dry washes to flow with water. Stream gages reported rises up to 5 feet. Some road closures were reported especially in the eastern and northern portions of the Tucson Metro area. |
| August 2001 | Flash Flood | Lukeville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quitobaquito | 11.4 miles | 8 | |
| Siovi Shuatak | 12.5 miles | 8 | |
| Sweetwater | 13.4 miles | 8 | |
| Ali Chuk | 14.5 miles | 8 | |
| Ali Ak Chin | 14.7 miles | 8 | |
| Pia Oik | 15.2 miles | 8 | |
| Gu Vo | 18.5 miles | 14 | |
| Kuakatch | 19.4 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.
| Wikipedia article on Lukeville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q992490 | 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 7544. 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.





