Old Tucson Estates, Arizona
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Tucson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85735. The Survey maps it on the Cat Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 1925 USGS San Xavier quadrangle1:62500
- 1934 USGS Tucson Mountains quadrangle1:125000
- 1943 USGS San Xavier Mission quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Xavier Mission quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Cat Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Cat Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Silver Bell Mountains quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Cat Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
85 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Old Tucson Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 29 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 82 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Drexel Heights Fire District | 5592 |
| 25 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 23 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Drexel Heights Fire District | 5437 |
| 15 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tucson Fire Department | 1864032 |
| 13 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 10 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Drexel Heights Fire District | 5167 |
| 1 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Drexel Heights Fire District | 4955 |
| 8 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Drexel Heights Fire District | not named |
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 Old Tucson Estates: 44 occurrences, 17 past producers, 7 producers, 5 unknowns. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Barium-Barite, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona-Tonopah Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold | Producer | 1925, 1929 | |
| Battle Axe Mine | Silica, Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1907, 1970 | |
| Bonanza Park | Silver, Lead, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Dutchess Claim | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Ivy May Mine | Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold | Producer | 1920, 1934 | |
| Lazy C Quarries | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Old Mission Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Gold, Iron, Manganese, Barium-Barite | Producer | Argentite, Hematite | |
| Old Mission Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Palo Verde Mine | Lead, Gold, Copper, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Palo Verde Mine Amole | Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucson Estates | 0.3 miles | 21 | |
| Old Tucson | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| Drexel Heights | 4.7 miles | 21 | |
| Black Mountain Estates | 5.4 miles | 20 | |
| El Rio | 6.6 miles | 25 | |
| South Tucson | 6.8 miles | 25 | |
| Pascua Yaqui Indian Village | 7.3 miles | 25 | |
| Silent Wheels Ranchomes | 7.6 miles | 20 |
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 Q122566245 | 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 2622816. 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.












