Catron County, New Mexico

81 topographic sheets cover 32 settlements here, and 7 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

7 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

New Mexico within the United States

Catron County within New Mexico

What the record shows

394 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
7 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 3 buildings, 2 structures and 2 districts.
The Geographic Names Information System records 32 populated places in this county; 32 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

40 photographs, 1940

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Mrs. Holley, Sr., dishing up ice cream. Pie Town, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Slab fence and barn of homesteader at Pie Town, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Sheep on the range. Catron County, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Mr. and Mrs. Caudill moving furniture from their dugout. Pie Town, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Josie Caudill with her toys. Pie Town, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Chimney of the George Huttons' home. Mrs. Hutton built the fireplace and chimney while her husband and son mixed the mud mortar. Pie Town, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Secretary of the women's extension club. Pie Town, New Mexico. At this meeting recipes for canning vegetables fruits and meats were discussed
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Pushing a car load of gold ore along track in mine. Mogollon, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Singers at the all-day community sing. Pie Town, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Precipitation tanks at gold mine where gold is precipitated out of cyanide solution. Mogollon, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Clown rider with his trick mule at rodeo. Quemado, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Farmers and their families enjoying the literary society meeting. Pie Town, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Farmer drinking water from bucket which hangs in the general store. Pie Town, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Fence, gate, and barn made of slabs on homesteader's farm. Pie Town, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Mrs. Faro Caudill bringing cans of fruit out of dugout cellar. Pie Town, New Mexico. Nearly every farm has these storage cellars
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Faro Caudill, homesteader, coming up out of his dugout. Pie Town, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Dining table in Navajo Lodge, Datil, New Mexico. The center of the table which is raised is mounted on an old wagon wheel hub and revolves with the food before those seated around the table. The wheel above the table in olden days supported a hanging lamp. Now it is fitted with electricity
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

New adobe house of homesteader at Pie Town, New Mexico. This family lived in a one-room log house for seven years
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Backyard of house with steps leading up the hill to privy. Mogollon, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

In the farm home of Bill Staggs. Pie Town, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Duet at the community sing. Pie Town, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

George Hutton, Jr., in the machine shop on his farm. He does all the work required on his farm equipment and also helps out his neighbors. Pie Town, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

4:30 a.m. and three jiggers do their stuff. Square dance, Pie Town, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Mill at gold mine. Mogollon, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Detail of main street of Mogollon, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

George Hutton, Jr., papering the kitchen for his mother. Pie Town, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Faro Caudill and neighbor building dugout. Pie Town, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Beef cattle and windmill on farm of George Hutton. Pie Town, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Detail of construction of Navajo Lodge, former ranch house. Datil, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Car and trailer belonging to family coming through Pie Town, New Mexico, in search of work in the tie-cutting camp
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Homesteader's daughter giving a recitation at the literary society. Pie Town, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Mrs. Bill Stagg, homesteader's wife, putting the coffee on the table for dinner. For dinner there was home-cured ham and gravy, pinto beans, corn, homemade pickles, homegrown tomatoes, homemade bread and hot biscuits, fruit salad, cake, two kinds of pie, milk and coffee. Pie Town, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Road leading throught the woods. Pie Town, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Tired spectators at the square dance. Pie Town, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Ice cream party at Pie Town, New Mexico. Ice cream is a great treat for someone who must drive thirty or forty miles for ice
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Children at the private school held in the Farm Bureau building keeping time with homemade musical instruments with a phonograph. Pie Town, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Farmland near Pie Town, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Butterfly applique quilt made by Mrs. Bill Stagg, homesteader from Texas and Oklahoma. Pie Town, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Mr. Craig works on his bills in the warehouse store. Pie Town, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Mr. Keele, merchant and president of the Farm Bureau. Pie Town, New Mexico. Mr. Keele was a merchant in West Texas, went broke during the dust storm years, and came to Pie Town and went into partnership with Mr. Craig in the general store
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
Bearwallow Mountain Lookout Cabins and Shed	building	1988	87002473
Black Mountain Lookout Cabin	building	1988	87002474
El Caso Lookout Complex	structure	1988	87002476
Mangas Mountain Lookout Complex	structure	1988	87002471
Mogollon Baldy Lookout Cabin	building	1988	87002470
Mogollon Historic District	district	1987	87001541
Socorro Mines Mining Company Mill, Fannie Hill	district	1987	87001567

The county from the air

48 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 4,341 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-02-01, scale 1:35400 — 1947-02-01, scale 1:35400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-11-16, scale 1:54000 — 1953-11-16, scale 1:54000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-01-31, scale 1:54000 — 1954-01-31, scale 1:54000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-09-04, scale 1:50000 — 1959-09-04, scale 1:50000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-09-27, scale 1:40000 — 1960-09-27, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-04-03, scale 1:33400 — 1962-04-03, scale 1:33400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-04-17, scale 1:17000 — 1963-04-17, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-06-23, scale 1:30800 — 1964-06-23, scale 1:30800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-05-13, scale 1:32000 — 1966-05-13, scale 1:32000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-06-23, scale 1:33000 — 1967-06-23, scale 1:33000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-06-21, scale 1:24000 — 1969-06-21, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-08, scale 1:104612 — 1970-02-08, scale 1:104612. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-08, scale 1:104970 — 1970-02-08, scale 1:104970. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-07-30, scale 1:29600 — 1971-07-30, scale 1:29600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

59 stations, 28 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

ALMA 1894 to 1925, hottest 41.1 C, coldest -25.0 C
HORSE SPRINGS 1900 to 1938, hottest 37.2 C, coldest -29.4 C
LUNA RS 1903 to 2015, hottest 38.3 C, coldest -35.6 C
DATIL 1905 to 1951, hottest 40.6 C, coldest -32.2 C
ARAGON 1906 to 1928, hottest 36.7 C, coldest -29.4 C
HOOD RS 1906 to 1954, hottest 40.6 C, coldest -28.9 C
FLUORINE 1913 to 1915
QUEMADO 1915 to 2026, hottest 37.8 C, coldest -36.1 C
BEAVERHEAD R/S 1916 to 2008, hottest 38.3 C, coldest -31.7 C
MOGOLLON 1916 to 1951, hottest 36.7 C, coldest -19.4 C
JEWETT WORK CTR 1923 to 1967, hottest 38.3 C, coldest -33.3 C
SPUR LAKE 1929 to 1933
PIE TOWN 1936 to 1953, hottest 33.9 C, coldest -24.4 C
GLENWOOD 1937 to 1947, hottest 40.6 C, coldest -16.1 C
GARCIA PLACE 1939 to 1944
WILLOW CREEK RS 1939 to 1951
DOUBLE SPRINGS RANCH 1940 to 1941
O BAR O RS 1940 to 1950
ADOBE RCH 1941 to 1994, hottest 40.6 C, coldest -36.1 C
GOESLING RANCH 1942 to 1946, hottest 24.4 C, coldest -11.1 C
HICKMAN 1943 to 1985, hottest 35.0 C, coldest -33.3 C
ADAMS DIGGINGS 1948 to 1949
BIRMINGHAM RCH 1948 to 1957, hottest 36.7 C, coldest -27.8 C
GLENWOOD 1948 to 2025, hottest 42.2 C, coldest -20.0 C
HEDRICK RCH 1948 to 1957
SALT LAKE 4 NE 1951 to 1962
HORSE MTN 1952 to 1957, hottest 35.0 C, coldest -21.7 C
RESERVE RS 1954 to 2026, hottest 43.3 C, coldest -30.6 C
DANLEY RCH 1957 to 1974, hottest 38.3 C, coldest -31.7 C
FOWLER RCH 1958 to 1959
YORK RCH 1974, hottest 33.3 C, coldest -12.2 C
Y-RANCH 1977 to 1980, hottest 37.8 C, coldest -27.2 C
Frisco Divide 1978 to 2026, hottest 35.0 C, coldest -25.5 C
Silver Creek Divide 1978 to 2026, hottest 46.0 C, coldest -28.6 C
QUEMADO LAKE 1986 to 1993, hottest 33.9 C, coldest -29.4 C
PIETOWN 19NE 1988 to 2020, hottest 35.6 C, coldest -29.4 C
RED HILL 12 NW 1992 to 1994, hottest 38.3 C, coldest -21.1 C
QUEMADO LAKE ESTATES 1993 to 2007, hottest 36.1 C, coldest -26.7 C
GLENWOOD 0.3 NW 2009 to 2011
RESERVE 1 W 2009 to 2014, hottest 37.5 C, coldest -28.7 C
DATIL 17.8 SSW 2010 to 2025
DATIL 2.0 W 2010 to 2026
QUEMADO 14.1 NE 2010 to 2023
QUEMADO 8.0 NE 2010 to 2026
DATIL 0.8 S 2010 to 2012
DATIL 17.5 WSE 2010
PIE TOWN 18.0 ESE 2010 to 2011
DATIL 0.1 NW 2010
PIE TOWN 16.8 NW 2013 to 2020
QUEMADO 3.9 SSW 2016 to 2017
PIE TOWN 13.7 NW 2017 to 2021
PIE TOWN 0.1 WNW 2017 to 2026
DATIL 0.2 WNW 2017 to 2021
QUEMADO 1.2 W 2019 to 2020
DATIL 0.7 ESE 2019 to 2022
PLEASANTON 0.4 NNW 2020 to 2022
RED HILL 3.2 NW 2023 to 2026
QUEMADO 15.2 SW 2025 to 2026
GLENWOOD 8.8 NNW 2025 to 2026

WHITEWATER CR NR MOGOLLON, NM 1909 to 1923
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER NEAR GLENWOOD, NM 1927 to 2026
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER NEAR RESERVE, NM 1959 to 2018
LARGO CREEK NR MANGAS, NM 1960 to 1966
SAN FRANCISCO R NR ALMA, NM 1964 to 1986
TULAROSA RIVER ABOVE ARAGON, NM 1966 to 1996
TROUT CREEK NR LUNA, NM 1968 to 1973
E. PLEASANTON DITCH NEAR GLENWOOD, NM 1999 to 2008
KIEHNE DITCH NEAR RESERVE, NM 1999 to 2008
THOMASON FLAT DITCH NEAR GLENWOOD, NM 1999 to 2008
W.S. DITCH NEAR GLENWOOD, NM 1999 to 2008
W.S. LANEY DITCH NEAR LUNA, NM 1999 to 2008
FISH POND DITCH ABOVE HATCHERY AT GLENWOOD, NM 2002 to 2008
LEWIS DITCH NEAR RESERVE, NM 2002 to 2008
A. LANEY DITCH NR. LUNA, NM 2003 to 2008
ADAIR-LUNA DITCH NR. LUNA, NM 2003 to 2008
CIENEGA DITCH NR. RESERVE, NM 2003 to 2008
L. LANEY DITCH NR. LUNA, NM 2003 to 2008
MIDDLE FRISCO DITCH AT RESERVE, NM. 2003 to 2008
NORTH SIDE LUNA DITCH NR LUNA, NM 2003 to 2008
PARSONS DITCH NR RESERVE, NM 2003 to 2008
SPURGEON NO. 2 DITCH NEAR GLENWOOD, NM 2003 to 2008
TULAROSA-CRUZVILLE DITCH NR. ARAGON, NM 2003 to 2008
HIGHTOWER DITCH NEAR RESERVE, NM 2004 to 2008
SAN FRANCISCO DITCH NEAR RESERVE, NM 2004 to 2008
W FORK GILA R BLW MDL FORK NR GILA HOT SPRINGS, NM 2016 to 2026
WEST FORK GILA RIVER AT GILA CLIFF DWELLINGS, NM 2016 to 2026
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER AT RESERVE, NM 2018 to 2026

The 1950 census, district by district

22 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

2-1Election Precinct 1, Reserve
2-2Election Precinct 2, Middle Frisco
2-3Election Precinct 3, Lower Frisco
2-4Election Precinct 4, Aragon
2-5Election Precinct 5. Luna
2-6Election Precinct 6, Spur Lake
2-7Election Precinct 7, Horse Springs
2-8Election Precinct 8, Greens Gap
2-9Election Precinct 9, Datil
2-10Election Precinct 10, Quemado
2-11Election Precinct 11, Trinchera
2-12Election Precinct 12, Salt Lake
2-13Election Precinct 13, Mangas
2-14Election Precinct 14, Beaverhead
2-15Election Precinct 15, Mogollon
2-16Election Precinct 16, Alma
2-17Election Precinct 17, Glenwood
2-18Election Precinct 18, Trechado
2-19Election Precinct 19, Cow Springs
2-20Election Precinct 20, Alegre
2-21Election Precinct 21, Prairie View
2-22Election Precinct 22, Midway

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

3,974 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 3,974 of them, burning about 1,128,970 acres. 3,547 started naturally and 47 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Natural	3547
Recreation and ceremony	122
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	114
Debris and open burning	53
Arson/incendiarism	47
Equipment and vehicle use	41
Smoking	33
Power generation/transmission/distribution	7
Other causes	4
Fireworks	3
Misuse of fire by a minor	2
Railroad operations and maintenance	1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
16 May 2012	Natural	297,845 acres	Gila National Forest	WHITEWATER-BALDY
29 May 2005	Natural	77,000 acres	Gila National Forest	BULL
19 June 2006	Recreation and ceremony	55,307 acres	Gila National Forest	BEAR
22 May 2018	Recreation and ceremony	50,296 acres	Gila National Forest	BUZZARD
31 March 2002	Natural	37,600 acres	New Mexico State Forestry Division	MIDDLE
5 June 2000	Natural	32,860 acres	Socorro Field Office	CHANCE
3 June 1992	Natural	29,000 acres	Gila National Forest	CREEL
7 June 2003	Natural	27,600 acres	Gila National Forest	MOONSHINE

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1967 to 2024

60 of 68 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 68 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, no injuries and about $3,700,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Flash Flood	33
Hail	14
Flood	8
Thunderstorm Wind	5
Heavy Rain	4
Funnel Cloud	2
Wildfire	1
Lightning	1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
September 2013	Flash Flood	Mogollon	1 killed, $1,500,000	Portions of Bursum Road to the community of Mogollon was completely destroyed by flash flooding. All homes and business along the creek in Mogollon were flooded and damaged, many severely. Several vehicles were carried away, destroyed, and left in the bottom of the creek bed. The USFS delivered MREs, water, and sanitary supplies to Mogollon by foot and with 2 mules. An 83-year old Arizona man was found dead 8 miles downstream from where his vehicle was located and destroyed in Mineral Creek.
August 2009	Lightning	Quemado	1 killed, $1,000	Harry Beggerly, 61, died near Quemado Lake from a lightning strike on the afternoon of August 30, while seeking shelter from the rain under a 30 foot tall tree.
September 2013	Flash Flood	Pleasanton	$1,000,000	State EOC Situation Report #10 detailed catastrophic flooding in the Glenwood area. Whitewater Creek topped the US 180 bridge at Pleasanton. The San Francisco River at Glenwood rose to its 2nd highest crest ever observed at 29,900 cfs (18.7 feet) at 2am then fell sharply around sunrise. A flash flood emergency was posted for Glenwood. A levee at Circle Drive in Glenwood was breached flooding 16 residences with about 3 feet of water. A large metal barn was moved into the river bed.
September 2013	Flash Flood	Glenwood Catron Co A	$250,000	The Catwalk area northeast of Glenwood was completely destroyed. Whitewater Creek at the Catwalk measured a peak flow of 16,100 cfs (19.07 feet) at 1115pm on the 14th which was 5 to 6 times higher than any other flow ever observed. The suspended portion of the Catwalk area within the canyon was washed out. A 30 feet section of a concrete girder bridge was destroyed. The campground was completely covered in silt with minor damage. Trails within the park were destroyed.
July 2021	Flash Flood	Apache Crk Jewett Ar	$150,000	Heavy rain resulted in significant flash flooding near Apache Creek. The fast moving flood waters rushed through at least one home and overtopped an earthen dam. A metal tank was swept downstream, and a truck in the Apache Creek was submerged in the water. Damages are estimated.
August 1998	Flash Flood	Reserve	$150,000	Heavy damage was reported at the Catron County Fairgrounds following torrential rain of 2.5 inches in about an hour. Early warnings from the National Weather Service allowed county officials to evacuate 6 homes well ahead of the water and debris flow. Unusual for western New Mexico, this severe storm also produced large hail.
July 2021	Flash Flood	Horse Spgs	$100,000	The Catron County emergency manager reported that heavy rain in Old Horse Springs resulted in flash flooding across the area. A local resident measured 3.5 inches of rain in just 45 minutes. This resulted in multiple barns and homes in the area flooded as well as the local fire department. The emergency manager also reported that several county roads had been washed away. Damages are estimated.
September 2013	Flood	Reserve Arpt	$100,000	State EOC Situation Report #9 detailed that the San Francisco River breached its banks and levees at Reserve, Elm, and Glenwood. Power outages occurred in the community of Wild Horse. 18 hunters were evacuated and another 18 hunters were stranded near the San Francisco River. An elk fence was washed away and nearby fields flooded at Alma.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Quemado	$75,000	Severe thunderstorm winds destroyed two out-buildings, one large wooden barn and one steel metal shop in Quemado, NM. The steel building ended up landing on top of the neighbors residence and caused significant damage to the structure. There were no reports of injuries.
September 2013	Flash Flood	Alma	$60,000	Mineral Creek measured a peak flow of 868 cfs (4.39 feet) at 145am on the 15th which was 7 to 8 times higher than any other flow ever observed. US 180 closed due to water from Mineral Creek flooding roadway. NM 159 closed east of US 180 as well. Water in several homes in Alma.
July 2018	Flash Flood	Reserve	$50,000	Torrential rainfall forced mud, rocks, and debris across roadways. Law enforcement reported damage to dirt roads with significant erosion in the area. Damage amounts are a very rough estimate.
September 2013	Flood	Aragon	$50,000	Flooding along Tularosa Creek and nearby arroyos lead to flooding on Tularosa River.
September 2013	Flood	Pietown	$50,000	Numerous roads washed out across northeastern Catron County including York Ranch Road.
January 2008	Flood	Reserve Negrito Arpt	$25,000	Heavy rain on January 27th caused the West Fork of the Gila River to leave its banks and severely damage a bridge on state highway 15 near the Gila cliff dwellings.
July 2008	Flash Flood	Quemado Arpt	$25,000	Highway 60 was flooded at mile marker 31 and State Road 601 was flooded between mile markers 2 and 4. One house was flooded in Quemado.
September 2021	Flash Flood	Reserve Negrito Arpt	$20,000	Heavy rain in the Gila Cliff Dwellings flooded many creeks, canyons, and trails in the National Monument. Water overtook a bridge as debris clogged the canyon underneath which stranded visitors for a short time. Damages are estimated.
September 2013	Flood	Tres Lagunas	$20,000	A creek overflowed its banks into nearby ranch buildings northeast of Pietown.
July 2008	Flash Flood	Quemado	$15,000	State road 601 was closed due to flooding from 2 to 5 miles northwest of U.S. 60.
August 2016	Flash Flood	Glenwood	$10,000	High water forced rocks, mud, and debris over Catwalk Road near Glenwood. Mineral Creek road was washed out east of Alma.
July 2014	Flash Flood	Horse Spgs	$10,000	At least two roads were washed out near Beaverhead from heavy rainfall. Damage estimated for repairs.
August 2012	Flash Flood	Mogollon	$10,000	Eight feet flow of water within Silver Creek washed debris over Highway 159 and surrounding bridges and yards.
January 2008	Flash Flood	Glenwood	$10,000	The ranger station in Glenwood reported Whitewater Creek and Little Creek were out of their banks. Water over state road 174 from Glenwood to Catwalk, and was 3 feet deep in one spot. White Water and Crabapple motels were flooded.
July 2016	Flash Flood	Reserve Negrito Arpt	$5,000	Torrential rainfall created flash flooding within Bell and Kennedy canyons west of the Beaverhead Ranger Station. Roads in the area were damaged due to high flows in ditches and arroyos. Low lying areas filled up with significant amounts of standing water. The ranger station reported 1.31 inches of rainfall however much higher amounts were likely within the canyons west of the area.
August 2013	Flash Flood	Alma	$5,000	Flash flooding in Vigil Canyon near Alma was reported by two rangers that were trapped and nearly carried away by flood waters. Flood debris was reported 15 feet in depth within the canyon. Some elk fences were destroyed and several mobile home trailers were briefly endangered.
January 2010	Flood	Reserve Negrito Arpt	$5,000	Over 2 inches of rain combined with some snow melt resulted in flooding along State Highway 15. The approach to the West Fork Bridge was washed out when the West Fork of the Gila River rose out of its banks. State Highway 15 was closed between the Gila Cliff Dwellings Visitor Center and the trail head for the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument.
September 1999	Hail	Datil	$3,000	Guests from Eagle Ranch reported hail that dented several cars.
July 2011	Flash Flood	Luna	$1,000	An unnamed arroyo feeding into the San Francisco River became flooded near the Luna Post Office. The water was at least four feet high and washed away the porch steps of a nearby mobile home. The headwaters of the arroyo are located northwest of town, within the Wallow Fire burn scar.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Red Hill	-	An estimated 60 mph thunderstorm gust was observed near Red Hill likely from strong downburst winds.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Horse Spgs	-	A mesonet station near Old Horse Springs measured a 64 mph wind gust from strong downburst winds from nearby shower activity.
May 2018	Hail	Datil	-	Nickel size hail in Datil.
May 2018	Hail	Datil	-	Hail up to the size of pennies a few miles northwest of Datil.
May 2018	Funnel Cloud	Datil	-	Local media shared imagery of a funnel cloud near Datil on Twitter.
July 2017	Flash Flood	Glenwood	-	Whitewater Creek flooded Catwalk Road and U.S. Highway 180 at Glenwood. Road closed.
May 2016	Hail	Pleasanton	-	Penny size hail in Pleasanton.
May 2016	Funnel Cloud	Datil	-	Funnel cloud spotted with weak thunderstorm 5 to 6 miles southeast of Datil.
December 2016	Heavy Rain	Reserve Negrito Arpt	-	Various observers, automated gages, and broadcast media indicated heavy rainfall with significant impacts around southwest Catron County. Rainfall amounts averaged 2 to 3 inches in the Mogollon Mountains and Gila River watershed. Low water crossings near the Catwalk were flooded and closed. A group of hikers were stranded by the Gila River and lifted to safety by rescue teams. No injuries, fatalities, or significant damages occurred.
September 2016	Heavy Rain	Mogollon	-	The Hummingbird Saddle rain gage reported 3.93 inches of rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Newton. No flooding was observed.
September 2016	Heavy Rain	Pleasanton	-	Pleasanton recorded 3.50 inches of rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Newton. No significant flooding was reported in nearby creeks and streams.
January 2015	Heavy Rain	Glenwood Catron Co A	-	Heavy rain within the headwaters of Whitewater Creek produced high flows along Catwalk Road. Several feet of rocks, mud, and debris were observed within flood-prone low water crossings.
October 2015	Hail	Glenwood	-	Pea to quarter size hail.
July 2013	Flood	Mogollon	-	Morning rainfall that ranged from 1 to nearly 3 in some areas around the burn scar caused heavy flows in creeks in the area which in turn deposited debris on roads. Roads were closed until the Department of Transportation could clear them.
July 2013	Flash Flood	Negrito Arpt	-	Flooding occurred in Hail Canyon along Forest Road 141 on the northern periphery of the Whitewater-Baldy burn scar. Rainfall amounts ranging from 0.25 - 0.75 were reported across the entirety of the burn scar. Pictures showed significant amounts of large rocks and sediment were deposited on this road. Crews had to plow road before it was passable.
September 2013	Flash Flood	Mogollon	-	Bursum Road closed from near Mogollon east about 10 miles due to debris and flooding over the roadway.
September 2013	Flash Flood	Reserve Negrito Arpt	-	Rapid water rise, 5 to 8 feet, with debris in the Middle Fork Gila River near the Gila Cliff Dwellings Visitor Center. Observer never witnessed anything like it and was concerned flood would wipe out USGS gauge. Bridge did not get washed out. Search and rescue efforts initiated for 2 stranded hikers.
September 2013	Flood	Reserve Negrito Arpt	-	State EOC Situation Reports detailed flooding along the Gila River that caused closures of FR 614 into Lower Forks Campground and FR 528 into Grapevine Campground. Additional long duration heavy rainfall in the area forced the Gila River to rise 15 feet near the Gila Cliff Dwelling Monument with significant flooding. Access to the monument and visitor center was closed. All campgrounds in the region were closed, including Lower and Upper Scorpion.
August 2013	Flash Flood	Luna	-	Spotter one-half mile west of Luna reported intense heavy rainfall with ditches around home overflowing. Reported they were trapped at home and unable to use road to leave. Power outage also reported.
July 2013	Flash Flood	Mogollon	-	Bursum Rd - NM 159 was closed due to flooding and burn scar debris from mile marker 2-25. Per reports, Silver Creek flooded Mogollon and blew out Bursum Rd. in several locations near Mogollon. Whitewater Creek also flooded and brought down a significant amount of ash. The Catwalk was closed due to flooding as well. Rainfall amounts ranging from 0.50 to 1.40 inches were recorded from RAWS and HADS sites in the area.
July 2013	Flash Flood	Alma	-	Photos received by local district ranger showed flooding across the Whitewater-Baldy burn scar in Deer Park, Little Whitewater, and Whitewater Creeks.
September 2013	Flash Flood	Glenwood	-	Runoff resulted in flash flooding along Whitewater Creek with a report of a roaring sound near the Deer Park drainage channel. Black and silty water was reported along with considerable debris across NM 174. Up to 14 inches of water was flowing over the highway at the upper crossing just downstream of the Catwalk.
December 2007	Flash Flood	Glenwood	-	Heavy rain of 2 to 2.5 inches caused Whitewater Creek to leave its banks and flow across Highway 174, resulting in its closure.
July 2006	Flash Flood	Cruzville	-	Highway 12 between Cruzville and Apache Creek had 1 to 2 feet of fast moving water running over the roadway during heavy rain.
September 2002	Flash Flood	Glenwood	-	Heavy rain over rural southwest sections of Catron County produced a 11 foot rise in water along the San Francisco River and water over State Road 159 at Glenwood.
August 1999	Flash Flood	Reserve	-	Rocks and mud swept across several roads between Reserve and Glenwood.
October 2015	Hail	Pleasanton	-	no account filed
October 2015	Hail	Pleasanton	-	no account filed
October 2015	Hail	Glenwood	-	no account filed
October 2015	Hail	Glenwood	-	no account filed
October 2015	Hail	Mogollon	-	no account filed
October 2015	Hail	Pleasanton	-	no account filed
July 2006	Hail	Pleasanton	-	no account filed

Mines and quarries

249 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 249 workings inside this county. 18 still produce and 231 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Silver	76
Sand and Gravel, Construction	51
Fluorine-Fluorite	40
Gold, Silver	21
Gold	19
Copper	15
Tin	7
Silver, Gold	6
Stone, Crushed/Broken	6
Manganese	4
Lead, Copper	3
Volcanic Materials	3
Tin, Iron	3
Geothermal	3

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Bearup Mine	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper	Past Producer	1969
Cooney Mine	Silver, Copper, Gold	Past Producer
Deer Trail Tunnel	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	Prospect
Elephant Mine	Copper, Lead, Silver	Unknown
Goat Corral Canyon Prospect	Clay	Occurrence
Gold Bar Group	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Molybdenum	Occurrence	Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Sphalerite
Haystack Mountain Area Workings	Silver, Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold	Prospect
Independence Mine	Silver, Zinc	Occurrence	Silver
Kirkpatrick Prospect	Diatomite	Prospect
Little Fanney Mine	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead	Producer	1895, 1934
Lone Pine Mine	Gold, Tellurium	Unknown
Lone Star Prospects	Silver, Gold, Fluorine-Fluorite	Occurrence	Fluorite, Gold
Mogollon District	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron	Producer	1875, 1879
N Slope Whitewater Canyon Prospect	Manganese, Tungsten	Occurrence
Old Uncle John Mine	Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	Unknown
Pacific Mine	Silver, Gold, Copper	Past Producer
Rainstorm Gulch Workings	Gold, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver	Prospect
Red Basin Deposit	Uranium	Past Producer
Red Hill Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction, Volcanic Materials	Producer	Gravel, Sand
Sacaton Mine	Fluorine-Fluorite, Silica	Past Producer
Silver Drip Mine Area	Tin, Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Tellurium	Prospect
Silver Tip Group	Silver, Copper	Past Producer	Argentite, Chalcocite
Taylor Creek Placer - Lode	Iron, Tin	Past Producer	1918, 1939
The Lime Kiln	Calcium	Unknown
Uncle John Mine	Lead, Cadmium, Copper, Zinc	Prospect
Uncle John Prospect	Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Copper, Cadmium	Past Producer	1884, 1955
Unnamed Cinder Pit	Pumice	Unknown
Upper Little Dry Creek Workings	Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Molybdenum, Zinc	Prospect
Zuni Salt Lake	Halite	Producer	Halite
Zuni Salt Lake	Salt	Producer
Baby Mine	Uranium, Vanadium, Fluorine-Fluorite	Past Producer	1956
Cooney Mine	Silver, Gold, Copper	Past Producer	1875, 1885, 1911
Huckleberry Spar Mine	Calcium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silica	Past Producer	1920, 1939
Lone Star No. Seven Prospect	Calcium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silica	Prospect	1931
Midnight Deposit	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer
Minnehoha Mine	Silver, Gold, Copper	Unknown
Pilgrim Camp Prospects	Copper, Molybdenum	Occurrence
Royal Gorge Group	Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite	Occurrence	Argentite, Gold
Trilby Mine	Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite	Past Producer	Argentite, Gold
Western Big Dry Creek Property	Silver, Molybdenum	Occurrence
Beaver Creek Kemp Mesa Claims	Tin, Iron	Prospect	1920
Confidence Mine	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	Past Producer	1895
Deadwood Mine	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	Producer	1935, 1950
Geothermal Test Well	Geothermal	Unknown
Hiawatha Lode and Placer Deposit	Tin, Iron	Past Producer	1918, 1920
Last Chance Mine	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	Producer	1895, 1941
Name Unknown Scoria Deposit	Volcanic Materials	Occurrence	Scoria
Name Unknown Scoria Deposit	Volcanic Materials	Occurrence	Scoria
Red Butte Pit	Volcanic Materials	Producer	Scoria
Squaw Creek Placer - Lode Deposit	Tin, Iron	Past Producer	1908, 1940
True Blue Property	Copper, Lead	Prospect
Unnamed Spring	Geothermal	Unknown
Unnamed Spring	Geothermal	Unknown
Bambi Claims	Manganese	Past Producer	1954
Black Box	Manganese	Past Producer	1954
Kordic Claim	Manganese	Prospect
Bearup Mine	Silver, Gold	Occurrence
Deadwood Mine	Silver, Gold	Producer
Eberle Mill	Silver, Gold	Plant
Eberle Mine	Silver, Gold	Producer
Gold Dust Group	Silver, Gold	Occurrence
Gold Dust Mine	Silver, Gold	Past Producer	Argentite, Gold
Materials Pit 65-12-S	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Materials Pit 66-22-S	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Materials Pit 68-12-S	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Materials Pit 68-25-S	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Materials Pit 68-9-S	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Materials Pit 78-14-S	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Apache Association Placer	Tin	Unknown
Cherokee Association Placer	Tin	Unknown
Hiawatha Mine	Tin	Past Producer
Indian Association Placer	Tin	Unknown
Pawnee Association	Tin	Unknown
Unnamed Mine	Tin	Unknown
Alberta Mine	Gold, Silver, Copper	Past Producer	Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite
Alberta Mine	Silver, Copper	Past Producer
Bismark Lode	Silver, Copper	Unknown
Buffalo and Mountain View Prospects	Copper, Gold, Silver	Prospect
Eberle Mine	Gold, Silver, Copper	Producer	Argentite, Chlorargyrite, Gold
Johnson Mine	Gold, Silver, Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite	Past Producer	1935
Johnson Mine	Silver, Copper	Prospect
Lower Little Dry Creek Workings	Copper	Prospect
Maud S. Mine	Gold, Silver, Copper	Past Producer	1932
Maud S. Mine	Silver, Copper	Past Producer
Pacific Mine	Gold, Silver, Copper	Past Producer	Argentite, Chlorargyrite, Gold, Malachite, Silver
Point of Rock Prospect	Copper	Occurrence
South Alpine Mine	Copper, Gold, Silver	Prospect
Alexander Mine	Gold, Silver	Prospect
Clifton Prospect	Silver, Gold	Occurrence
Comet Tunnmel	Gold, Silver	Prospect
Enterprise Mine	Gold	Occurrence
Eureka Mine	Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Fairview Mine and Vicinity	Gold, Silver	Prospect
Floride Prospect	Silver, Gold	Prospect
Gold Bar	Gold	Unknown
Golden Eagle Mine	Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Great Western Mine	Gold, Silver	Unknown
Last Chance Group and Mine	Silver, Gold	Past Producer
Little Fannie Mine	Silver, Gold	Producer
Queen Mine	Silver, Gold	Occurrence
Royal Gorge Claim	Gold, Silver	Prospect
Silver Tip Group	Gold, Silver	Unknown
Trilby Mine	Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Upper Big Dry Creek Prospects	Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Deep Down Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	Argentite, Gold
Duck 1-6	Gold, Silver	Unknown
Golden Eagle Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	Argentite, Gold
Golden Link Mine	Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite	Past Producer	Argentite, Gold
Phyllis T-2	Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Queen Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	1935
Spruce Creek Workings	Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Silver	Prospect
The Kay L-1	Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Blue Rock Prospect	Fluorine-Fluorite	Past Producer	1942
Blue Rock Prospect	Fluorine-Fluorite	Occurrence	1942
Blue Rock Prospect	Fluorine-Fluorite	Occurrence
Deer Park Canyon Prospects	Fluorine-Fluorite	Occurrence
Goddard Canyon Prospects	Fluorine-Fluorite	Occurrence	Vein
Goodard Canyon Prospects	Fluorine-Fluorite	Occurrence
Hardscrabble Prospects	Fluorine-Fluorite	Prospect
Hightower Jr Prospect	Fluorine-Fluorite	Occurrence	Fluorite
Hightower Jr. Prospect	Fluorine-Fluorite	Occurrence	Fluorite
Hightower,Jr. Prospect	Fluorine-Fluorite	Occurrence	1945
Holt Group Claims	Fluorine-Fluorite	Occurrence	Fluorite
Holt Tunnel	Fluorine-Fluorite	Prospect
Huckleberry Mine	Fluorine-Fluorite	Past Producer	1926, 1934, 1944
Huckleberry Mine	Fluorine-Fluorite	Past Producer	Fluorite
Ida Bell and Bessie #1 Prospects	Fluorine-Fluorite	Prospect
Iron Clad Claims	Fluorine-Fluorite	Prospect
Lauderbaugh Prospect	Fluorine-Fluorite	Prospect
Liberty Bell #1 Claim	Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver	Occurrence
Little Spar Prospects	Fluorine-Fluorite	Occurrence	Fluorite
Little Spar Prospects	Fluorine-Fluorite	Unknown
Lone Star Group	Fluorine-Fluorite	Prospect
Lone Star No.7 Prospect	Fluorine-Fluorite	Occurrence	1931
Moose Group	Fluorine-Fluorite	Occurrence
Morning Star Prospects	Fluorine-Fluorite	Occurrence
Red Colt Canyon Prospects	Fluorine-Fluorite	Unknown
Red Shaft Prospect	Fluorine-Fluorite	Occurrence	Fluorite
Red Shaft Prospect	Fluorine-Fluorite	Prospect
Sacaton Mine	Fluorine-Fluorite	Past Producer	1943
Seminole Group	Fluorine-Fluorite	Prospect
Shelton Canyon Prospects	Fluorine-Fluorite	Occurrence	Vein
Shelton Canyon Prospects	Fluorine-Fluorite	Occurrence
Thunderhead Workings	Fluorine-Fluorite	Prospect
Whitewater Campground Area Prospect	Fluorine-Fluorite	Occurrence
Wilcox Peak Prospects	Fluorine-Fluorite	Prospect
Wilcox Prospects	Fluorine-Fluorite	Occurrence
Wytcherly Prospect	Fluorine-Fluorite	Past Producer	1939, 1942
Cimarron Mesa Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer	Sedimentary
Horse Springs BLM Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer	Sedimentary
Lopez Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer	Sedimentary
Materials Pit 54-94-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Materials Pit 56-79-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Materials Pit 56-80-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Materials Pit 57-146-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Materials Pit 57-147-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Materials Pit 58-87-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Materials Pit 59-117-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Materials Pit 59-118-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Materials Pit 62-24-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Materials Pit 65-13-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Materials Pit 65-14-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Materials Pit 65-32-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Materials Pit 65-33-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Materials Pit 65-66-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Materials Pit 66-7-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Materials Pit 68-23-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Materials Pit 68-24-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Materials Pit 69-21-F	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Materials Pit 70-7-F	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Materials Pit 72-17-F	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Project Sp-F-031-2200	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
S. U. Canyon Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Starkweather Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer	Sedimentary
Unnamed Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unnamed Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unnamed Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unnamed Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unnamed Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unnamed Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unnamed Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unnamed Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unnamed Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unnamed Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unnamed Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unnamed Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Williams Pit I.D. No. 2901685	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Anna E. Group	Silver	Unknown
Apache Group	Silver	Unknown
Black Jack Prospect	Silver	Occurrence
Blackbird Lode	Silver	Unknown
Blair Lode	Silver	Unknown
Blue Bird Lode	Silver	Unknown
Braton Lode	Silver	Unknown
Confidence Mine	Silver	Past Producer
Cross Lode	Silver	Unknown
Czar Mine	Silver	Unknown
Dalton Lode	Silver	Unknown
Deep Down Mine	Silver	Past Producer
Deloche Trail Prospects	Silver	Occurrence
Dutch Boy Lode	Silver	Unknown
Emperial Lode	Silver	Occurrence
Free Milling Lode	Silver	Unknown
Galveston Consolidated Deposit	Silver	Unknown
Golden Bar Lode B	Silver	Unknown
Good Hope Lode	Silver	Unknown
Horace Lode	Silver	Unknown
Humming Bird Lode	Silver	Unknown
Hustler Group	Silver	Unknown
Independence Mine	Silver	Unknown
Iron Group	Silver	Prospect
Jackpot Lode	Silver	Unknown
Last Attemp Lode	Silver	Unknown
Leap Year Lode	Silver	Unknown
Little Charlie Group	Silver	Unknown
Lone Star Lode	Silver	Unknown
Lucky Cuss Deposit	Silver	Unknown
Mascot Lode	Silver	Unknown
Mountain View Claim	Silver	Unknown
North Alpine Lode	Silver	Unknown
Old Strike Lode	Silver	Unknown
Old Tom Lode	Silver	Unknown
Red Bird Lode	Silver	Unknown
Regal Adit	Silver	Unknown
Reward Prospect	Silver	Occurrence
Silver Bar Lode #2 Group	Silver	Unknown
Silver Fountain Lode	Silver	Unknown
Silver Twig Group	Silver	Unknown
Slayback Deposit	Silver	Unknown
Socorro Group	Silver	Unknown
Thurman Lode	Silver	Unknown
Tip Top Lode	Silver	Unknown
Top Lode	Silver	Unknown
Valentine Lode	Silver	Unknown
Virginia Lode	Silver	Occurrence
Waldorf Lode	Silver	Unknown
Whitney Lode	Silver	Unknown

Every populated place in the county

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

Alma

Reserve census division · 88039 · On Mineral Creek · Alma quadrangle

14 sheets, 1910 to 1999
Apache Creek

Reserve census division · 87830 · On Apache Creek · Squirrel Springs Canyon quadrangle

13 sheets, 1915 to 1999
Aragon

Reserve census division · 87820 · Near Negro Canyon · Aragon quadrangle

14 sheets, 1915 to 1999
Aspen Mountain

Reserve census division · 87830 · Near Ward Canyon · Bull Basin quadrangle

15 sheets, 1915 to 1999
Claremont

Reserve census division · 88039 · Near Red Canyon · Mogollon quadrangle

14 sheets, 1910 to 1999
Cooney

Reserve census division · 88039 · Near Sheridan Canyon · Mogollon quadrangle

14 sheets, 1910 to 1999
Cruzville

Reserve census division · 87830 · Near Cold Springs Canyon · Cruzville quadrangle

13 sheets, 1915 to 1999
Datil

Quemado census division · 87821 · Near Crosby Canyon · Datil quadrangle

8 sheets, 1954 to 1995
Fullerton

Quemado census division · 87821 · Fullerton quadrangle

11 sheets, 1918 to 1983

No longer a settlement
Glenwood

Reserve census division · 88039 · On Whitewater Creek · Glenwood quadrangle

14 sheets, 1910 to 1999
Greens Gap

Quemado census division · 87821 · Wallace Mesa quadrangle

11 sheets, 1954 to 1999
Gutierrezville

Quemado census division · 87821 · Sugarloaf Mountain quadrangle

7 sheets, 1954 to 1995
Lehew

Quemado census division · 87827 · Tres Lagunas quadrangle

10 sheets, 1954 to 1983
Lower San Francisco Plaza

Reserve census division · 87830 · On Tularosa River · Reserve quadrangle

14 sheets, 1915 to 1999
Luna

Reserve census division · 87824 · Near Mail Hollow · Luna quadrangle

14 sheets, 1915 to 1999
Mangas

Quemado census division · 87829 · Near Baca Canyon · Mangas quadrangle

10 sheets, 1954 to 1983
Mogollon

Reserve census division · 88039 · Near Coffee Gulch · Mogollon quadrangle

14 sheets, 1910 to 1999
New Horse Springs

Quemado census division · 87821 · On Alamocito Creek · Horse Mountain West quadrangle

12 sheets, 1918 to 1999
Old Horse Springs

Quemado census division · 87821 · Horse Mountain West quadrangle

12 sheets, 1918 to 1999
Omega

Quemado census division · 87829 · Near Sweazea Draw · Omega quadrangle

10 sheets, 1954 to 1983
Pie Town

Quemado census division · 87827 · Pie Town quadrangle

11 sheets, 1954 to 1983
Pleasanton

Reserve census division · 88039 · Near Holt Gulch · Holt Mountain quadrangle

14 sheets, 1910 to 1999
Potato Patch

Reserve census division · 87824 · Luna quadrangle

14 sheets, 1915 to 1999
Quemado

Quemado census division · 87829 · On Rito Creek · Quemado quadrangle

10 sheets, 1954 to 1983
Rancho Grande Estates

Reserve census division · 87830 · Near Dry Leggett Canyon · Reserve quadrangle

14 sheets, 1915 to 1999
Red Hill

Quemado census division · 87829 · Red Hill quadrangle

11 sheets, 1954 to 1983
Reserve

Reserve census division · 87830 · Near Starkweather Canyon · Reserve quadrangle

14 sheets, 1915 to 1999
Salt Lake

Quemado census division · 87829 · Zuni Salt Lake quadrangle

10 sheets, 1954 to 1983
San Francisco Plaza

Reserve census division · 87830 · Near Magdalena Canyon · Reserve quadrangle

14 sheets, 1915 to 1999
Spur Lake

Reserve census division · 87829 · Underwood Lake quadrangle

14 sheets, 1915 to 1999
Tres Lagunas

Quemado census division · 87827 · Near Still Canyon · Tres Lagunas quadrangle

10 sheets, 1954 to 1983
Wilcox Peak

Reserve census division · 88039 · Near Gold Hill · Holt Mountain quadrangle

14 sheets, 1910 to 1999

The vanished settlements of Catron County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.