Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
“Pearce General Store is an historic building in Pearce, Arizona. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.”
Wikipedia article Pearce General Store, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 76 National Register listings published here for Cochise County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Pearce General Store between 1994 and 2020, burning about 129 acres in total. 7 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 | 16 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 6 MILE HILL |
| 26 August 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | UNREST |
| 23 July 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | LONGHORN |
| 1 July 2006 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | MARCH |
| 6 June 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | MARCH |
| 28 June 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 12 June 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 10 June 2009 | Natural | 4.2 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | LEMARCHE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Pearce General Store: 12 past producers, 8 producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Geothermal, Gold, Silver, Copper, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cochise County Mn Deposits | Manganese | Past Producer | 1900 | |
| Commonwealth Extension Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Commonwealth Mine | Silica, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum, Copper, Lead, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1895, 1979 | |
| Commonwealth Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Molybdenum | Producer | 1895 | |
| Copper-Gold | Copper, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Elanna Claims | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Fluorine Hill Mine | Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Uranium, Copper | Past Producer | Fluorite, Gold, Silver | |
| Fluorine Hill Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Little Mary Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Little Mary Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pearce, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 1997 and 2022: 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 dust devil. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | Dust Devil | Pearce | $1,000 | A dust devil damaged a corrugated metal awning and a satellite dish that was mounted to the awning at a residence in the community of Sunsites. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pearce | $1,000 | Power pole knocked down in Sunizona. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Pearce | - | One inch diameter hail combined with wind gusts to 50 mph damaged sunflower crops north of Pearce. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Pearce | - | One to two inches of rain in less than 1 hour in the Sunsites area caused flash flooding and the closure of Birch Rd. near Highway 191. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pearce | - | Severe thunderstorm outflow winds caused 1/4 mile visibility near the Willcox Playa due to blowing dust. The trained spotter measured a wind gust of 72 mph. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Pearce | - | Flooding reported across Highway 191 with 2.5 inches of rainfall in one hour. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Pearce | - | Ground is covered with hail .5 to 1 inch in diameter. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Pearce | - | A severe thunderstorm dropped 3/4 inch hail. |
| October 2015 | Hail | Pearce | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church | under 500 feet | 2004 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78000541 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cochise County | All 76 listed properties in this county. |
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