Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
“The Bear Spring House, Guardhouse, and Spring is a late 19th century ranch situated in the Chiricahua Mountains in Cochise County, Arizona”
Wikipedia article Bear Spring House, Guardhouse, and Spring, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 76 National Register listings published here for Cochise County · listed in 1983 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 29 fires within 5 miles of Bear Spring House, Guardhouse, and Spring between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10,398 acres in total. 22 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July 2010 | Natural | 3.5 acres | Gila District Office | RED |
| 2 July 1993 | Natural | 50 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 19 July 2004 | Natural | 180 acres | Gila District Office | BOWIE |
| 17 July 2016 | Natural | 21 acres | Coronado National Forest | EMIGRANT |
| 15 July 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | DUG MOUNTAIN FIRE |
| 14 July 2009 | Natural | 5.3 acres | Gila District Office | HELENS |
| 8 June 2016 | Natural | 17 acres | Gila District Office | LONG CANYON |
| 7 June 2017 | Natural | 3,036 acres | Gila District Office | BOWIE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Bear Spring House, Guardhouse, and Spring: 11 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Beryllium, Semiprecious Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Pass Mines | Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Apache Pass Mines | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Beryl Hill and Live Oak Prospects | Beryllium, Feldspar, Mica, Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Beryl Hill and Live Oak Prospects | Beryllium, Mica, Feldspar, Quartz | Past Producer | Beryl, Feldspar, Mica, Quartz | |
| Bowie Claims | Silver, Zinc | Occurrence | Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Happy Hooligan | Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Morenci Mordenite Occurrence | Zeolites | Unknown | ||
| Paronazzo and Pentelicus Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pavonazzo and Pentelicus Quarries | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Silver Bell Prospect | Lead, Tungsten, Copper, Molybdenum, Zinc, Manganese | Past Producer | 1910 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bowie, the town this property stands in, in 17 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Bowie | $50,000 | Thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall that flooded five homes in Bowie, some with up to a foot of water. The courthouse also sustained minor damage from an inch of water entering the building. High water also caused the temporary closure of a short stretch of Interstate 10 from Mile Marker 365 to near 366. Multiple car accidents occurred in that area, forcing the closure of both the eastbound and westbound lanes of Interstate 10 for about an hour. Apache Pass and Roberts Farm Road were also closed in Bowie. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowie | $12,000 | Report of overturned semitruck along Interstate 10. No injuries were reported. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Bowie | $10,000 | Thunderstorms produced periods of heavy rain totaling 2 to 3 inches during the early morning hours. Interstate 10 near Bowie was closed in both directions due to flash flooding. Several swift water rescues were performed. |
| September 2025 | Flash Flood | Bowie | $2,000 | Arizona Department of Transportation camera showed an estimated foot of water moving across Apache Pass Road in Bowie, AZ. A nearby rain gauge recorded 0.43 inches of rainfall. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowie | $1,000 | The Willcox sheriff reported that thunderstorm winds blew down an outbuilding in Bowie. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Bowie | - | Estimated hail size of 1.5 inches with hail accumulation covering the roadways of roughly 8 inches deep. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowie | - | Weather station recorded wind gust of 60 mph. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Bowie | - | Report of nickel sized hail (0.88 inch in diameter) with an observed wind gust of 51 mph nearby report. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowie | - | A severe thunderstorm in northeast Cochise County resulted in a wind gust to 66 mph along Interstate 10 between San Simon and Bowie. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowie | - | A wind gust to 63 mph was recorded at the Bowie AZDOT sensor at 1403MST. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowie | - | A thunderstorm wind gust to 60 mph was recorded at a Union Pacific weather station near Bowie. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowie | - | A wind gust to 68 mph was recorded by a state DOT sensor at Olga and Interstate 10. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowie | - | A wind gust to 60 mph was recorded by a state DOT sensor at Olga and Interstate 10. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowie | - | CWOP AU921 south of Bowie measured a thunderstorm wind gust to 59 mph. |
| September 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowie | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 61 mph was measured by a state DOT weather instrument at Bowie, Arizona. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Bowie | - | Three men were rescued from swift moving flood waters near Bowie. |
| July 1996 | Flash Flood | Bowie | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Fort Bowie National Historic Site | 1.6 miles | 1972 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83002985 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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