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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.

Winkelman within Gila County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 27 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

42 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined29
Natural4
Recreation and ceremony3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Arson/incendiarism2
Smoking2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
30 August 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.3 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeMALPAIS HILL
3 August 2000Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeASH CREEK
27 August 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeCAMINO RIO
2 August 1993Naturalunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
15 August 2011Naturalunder an acreGila District OfficeTORONADO PEAK
14 August 1993Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
3 July 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.5 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeDUDLEYVILLE
27 July 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresPhoenix District OfficeMINER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gila County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 35 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
(Facility) Hayden Copper SmelterCopper, MolybdenumPlant
Hayden QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Hayden QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Lime PitCalciumProducer
Louise and Lorane GroupLead, Silver, Copper, GoldProspect
Overland MineLead, Manganese, Copper, Molybdenum, VanadiumPast ProducerAnglesite, Descloizite, Galena, Vanadinite, Wulfenite
Overland MineWater, FreePast Producer
Regan Camp ProspectsLead, Copper, Silver, Vanadium, Molybdenum, GoldPast ProducerAnglesite, Copper, Descloizite, Galena, Vanadinite, Wulfenite
Rieder and Bailey GroupCopper, Gold, Sulfur-PyriteOccurrence
Two Queens MineGold, Copper, Silver, LeadProducer1907, 1934

Every working recorded in Gila County

Storms near this place

1 since 2025

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2025Flash FloodWinkelman-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.

Every storm recorded in Gila County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Hayden1.4 miles16
Christmas5.4 miles18
Coolidge Dam18.7 miles17
Bellevue25.5 miles20
Cutter26.0 miles12
Pinal26.8 miles20
Dimario Place27.0 miles20
Top-of-the-World27.6 miles20

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.