Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
One of 64 National Register listings published here for Mohave County · listed in 2006 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Oatman Drug Company Building between 1992 and 2020, burning about 578 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1995 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 6 August 1993 | Natural | 10 acres | Phoenix District Office | SITGRAVES |
| 5 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | RAMS |
| 27 August 1993 | Natural | 120 acres | Phoenix District Office | SPRINGS |
| 25 August 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Phoenix District Office | MCHEFFY |
| 19 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | SHAFFER |
| 14 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | INDIAN |
| 13 August 1998 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Phoenix District Office | NUTT |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 214 workings within 5 miles of Oatman Drug Company Building: 104 occurrences, 53 unknowns, 46 past producers, 4 prospects. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcyone Prospect | Gold, Iron | Occurrence | Gold, Hematite | |
| Arizona Gold Star Prospect | Manganese, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Best Bet Mine | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Big Jim Mine | Gold, Silver, Molybdenum, Lead, Copper, Asbestos | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Wulfenite | |
| Black Mountain Fire Agate | Quartz, Gemstone | Producer | COLLUVIAL | |
| Boundary Cone | Gold, Silver, Water, Free | Past Producer | ||
| Cool Springs Fire Agate | Gemstone, Quartz | Producer | VOLCANIC | |
| Gold Ore Extension | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Ore Mine | Gold, Sulfur-Pyrite | Occurrence | ||
| Little Jim | Uranium | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oatman, the town this property stands in, in 26 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 22 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oatman | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds snapped seven power poles on Route 66 near Oatman, knocking out power to the entire town for 18 hours. Later in the afternoon, a man was treated for heat-related injuries, and one dog died from the heat. |
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Oatman | $100,000 | Route 66 was closed from mile marker 1 through mile marker 20 due to sections of the pavement being washed away. Other roads were also flooded in the Oatman area. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Oatman | $10,000 | Flash flooding closed numerous roads in and south of Golden Valley. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Oatman | $10,000 | The general store in Oatman was inundated by flash flooding. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oatman | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines in Oatman. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Oatman | $5,000 | Numerous roads were closed in Golden Valley, and Oatman Highway was closed from Tombstone Trail to Cool Springs. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Oatman | $5,000 | Several roads were washed out and basketball size boulders dislodged in and around Oatman. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Oatman | $5,000 | Water, rocks, and mud flowed over several roads in Oatman. Waterfalls formed in the Black Mountains. |
| September 2025 | Flash Flood | Oatman | $2,000 | Video clips from Oatman, AZ, showed fast-flowing water and mud over the Oatman Highway near mile marker 23. |
| September 2019 | Flash Flood | Oatman | $2,000 | Oatman-Topock Highway was flooded and closed from mile marker 0 to Boundary Cone Road. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Oatman | $2,000 | Oatman Highway was closed from the Sacramento Wash, which was flooded for hours, to Silver Creek. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Oatman | $2,000 | County Road 153 south of Oatman was closed due to flooding. |
| September 2025 | Flash Flood | Oatman | $1,000 | Oatman Highway was closed from Casa Grande Drive to Boundary Cone Road. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Oatman | $1,000 | Oatman Hwy was closed. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Oatman | $1,000 | Boundary Cone Road was closed. |
| November 2019 | Flash Flood | Oatman | $1,000 | Boundary Cone Road was closed from Ellery Street to Oatman Highway. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Oatman | $1,000 | Oatman Highway was closed from Cool Springs to Silver Creek. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Oatman | $1,000 | A spotter reported 1.9 inches of rain in 30 minutes, with water running all over. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Oatman | $1,000 | Over six inches of water flowed down Main Street in Oatman. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Oatman | $1,000 | Water, rocks, and mud flowed over Highway 66 near Oatman. |
| January 2010 | Flash Flood | Oatman | - | Oatman Highway was closed due to flooding, and did not reopen until the next morning. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Oatman | - | One and a quarter inches of rain fell in less than an hour, resulting in flooded roadways. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Oatman | - | Boundary Cone Road was closed west of Oatman Highway due to flooding. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oatman | - | Also nearly an inch of rain in 20 minutes. |
| October 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oatman | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines, and blew tiles off roofs in Mohave Valley. |
| July 1999 | Flash Flood | Oatman | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Durlin Hotel | under 500 feet | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 05001064 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Mohave County | All 64 listed properties in this county. |
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