Greenlee County is named for Mason Greenlee, who was a pioneer in the area.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Apache County
E – Catron County, New Mexico, Grant County, New Mexico and Hidalgo County, New Mexico
S – Cochise County
W – Graham County
Created: March 10, 1909 
County Seat:
Clifton 1909 – present
County Courthouse – Clifton
Location: 223 Fifth Street / Webster Avenue
Built: 1911 – 1912
Style: Italianate
Architect: F C Heck
Contractor: P Koregar
Description: The building faces southwest and is a two story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The building sits on a rise of land on landscapred grounds in the center of Clifton. The building has brick porticos on the west, south and east sides with red colored trim. Around the flat roofline is a red colored cornice. The courtroom is located on the second story. The building was restored in 1998. The architect was Woodward Architectural Group and the contractor was D L Norton. In 1980 an annex was constructed on the northeast side designed by Gresham Larson of Tucson. On the northeast side of the building is the County Administration Building.
See: Division II Tuscon includes Cochise County, Gila County, Graham County, Pima County, Pinal County and Santa Cruz County
History: The county was created in 1909 and Clifton was selected as the county seat. The first and present courthouse was constructed in 1911 to 1912 at a cost of $43,000.
County Courthouse – Clifton
County Administration Building – Clifton
View over Clifton
Photos taken 2008