Winkelman, Arizona
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Winkelman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85192. The Survey maps it on the Winkelman quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 27 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.
- 1911 USGS Winkelman quadrangle1:125000
- 1913 USGS Winkelman quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Winkelman quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Winkelman quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Winkelman quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Winkelman quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Mammoth quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
42 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Winkelman between 1992 and 2020, burning about 643 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 2 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 | 29 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.3 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | MALPAIS HILL |
| 3 August 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | ASH CREEK |
| 27 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | CAMINO RIO |
| 2 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 15 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Gila District Office | TORONADO PEAK |
| 14 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 3 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.5 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | DUDLEYVILLE |
| 27 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Phoenix District Office | MINER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Winkelman: 12 producers, 11 past producers, 5 prospects, 4 occurrences. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Silica, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Hayden Copper Smelter | Copper, Molybdenum | Plant | ||
| Hayden Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Hayden Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lime Pit | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Louise and Lorane Group | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Overland Mine | Lead, Manganese, Copper, Molybdenum, Vanadium | Past Producer | Anglesite, Descloizite, Galena, Vanadinite, Wulfenite | |
| Overland Mine | Water, Free | Past Producer | ||
| Regan Camp Prospects | Lead, Copper, Silver, Vanadium, Molybdenum, Gold | Past Producer | Anglesite, Copper, Descloizite, Galena, Vanadinite, Wulfenite | |
| Rieder and Bailey Group | Copper, Gold, Sulfur-Pyrite | Occurrence | ||
| Two Queens Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead | Producer | 1907, 1934 |
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Winkelman in 1 storm report in 2025: 1 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 | Winkelman | - | Arizona Department of Transportation reported Barnes Rd was closed between Stanfield Rd and Pala Rd due to flooding. The report came out at 0854MST on 9/4, but timing was moved up to shortly after the last of the heavy rain fell in the area. No damages or injuries reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Christmas | 5.4 miles | 18 | |
| Coolidge Dam | 18.7 miles | 17 | |
| Bellevue | 25.5 miles | 20 | |
| Cutter | 26.0 miles | 12 | |
| Pinal | 26.8 miles | 20 | |
| Dimario Place | 27.0 miles | 20 | |
| Top-of-the-World | 27.6 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 13926. 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.











