Old Tucson, Arizona
22 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 85713. It lies near Golden Gate Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Brown Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 22 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 Brown Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1992 USGS Brown Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Silver Bell Mountains quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Brown Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
35 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Old Tucson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 58 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 | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Drexel Heights Fire District | 4955 |
| 7 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tucson Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 5 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 3 August 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 19 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Drexel Heights Fire District | 4700 |
| 8 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Fire Rescue District | 188469 |
| 6 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | RED HILL |
| 22 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Drexel Heights Fire District | 4105 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 152 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 152 workings within 5 miles of Old Tucson: 124 occurrences, 17 past producers, 5 producers, 4 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Lead, Lead, Copper, Copper, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acme and Ruby Silver Groups | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Battle Axe Mine | Silica, Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1907, 1970 | |
| Battle Axe Mine | Silica, Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Bonanza Park | Silver, Lead, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Copper King Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Copper, Pyrite | |
| Elva M S 4677,Patented | Perlite | Past Producer | ||
| Lazy C Quarries | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Lincoln Mines Group | Silver, Copper, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Pure Gold | Gold, Lead, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Silver Bell Claim | Gold, Lead | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Tucson Estates | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Tucson Estates | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| El Rio | 7.5 miles | 25 | |
| Stockham | 7.6 miles | 20 | |
| Drexel Heights | 7.6 miles | 21 | |
| Jaynes | 7.6 miles | 20 | |
| Silent Wheels Ranchomes | 7.6 miles | 20 | |
| Gardner Estates | 7.8 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24544. 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.












