Gleeson
Gleeson is a ghost town situated in southeastern Cochise County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 4,924 feet above sea level. The town was first settled as Turquoise in the 1870s in what was then the Arizona Territory, then later re-established as Gleeson in 1900.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: ghost town in Cochise County, Arizona
- Also known as: “Gleeson, Arizona” and “Gleeson, AZ”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Courtland.
Courtland
Hamlet
Courtland is a ghost town in Cochise County, Arizona, that was founded in 1909 due to a copper boom. Courtland is situated 3 miles northeast of Gleeson.
Gleeson
- Categories: ghost town and locality
- Location: Cochise County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
31.73398° or 31° 44′ 2″ north
Longitude
-109.82979° or 109° 49′ 47″ west
Elevation
4,925 feet (1,501 metres)
Open location code
853GP5MC+H3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Gleeson” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “格里森”
- Danish: “Gleeson”
- Dutch: “Gleeson”
- French: “Gleeson”
- Japanese: “グリーソン”
- Polish: “Gleeson”
- Turkish: “Gleeson”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Grizzles Orchard and Black Diamond.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Historic Gleeson Jail and Gleeson Cemetery.
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