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Luna County, New Mexico

76 topographic sheets and 12 fire insurance atlases across 2 places.

Research this county

From the record

7 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

New Mexico within the United States
Luna County within New Mexico
Explore by year 1890 1921

What the record shows

  • 2 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Deming, Columbus, between 1886 and 1942.
  • 12 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 262 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 7 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 6 buildings and 1 district.
  • 2 of the 7 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 22 populated places in this county; 22 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

7

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

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Deming Armorybuilding198383001624
Seaman Field Housebuilding199090000102
Luna County Courthouse and Parkbuilding197777000925
Mahoney Buildingbuilding198080002551
Old Deming National Bankbuilding201313000769
US Post Office-Deming Mainbuilding199090000139
Village of Columbus and Camp Furlongdistrict197575001164

Digitised newspapers

20 issues

Sampled issues, machine-read from the Library of Congress scan and published page by page, so every headline and column is searchable text.

Deming Headlight

Deming, N.M., 1881 to 1948. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Deming Graphic

Deming, N.M., 1903 to 1948. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The Columbus Courier

Columbus, Luna County, N.M., 1911 to 1920. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Columbus Daily Courier

Columbus, N.M., 1920. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The Columbus Weekly Courier

Columbus, N.M., 1920 to 1921. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

6 of 7 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 7 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Mission Café, Deming, New Mexico, Boston Public Library - undated
Mission Café, Deming, New Mexico. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
"In the Kingdom of the Sun," on U.S. Highways 70 and 80. Ruebush Courts, Deming, New Mexico, Boston Public Library - undated
"In the Kingdom of the Sun," on U.S. Highways 70 and 80. Ruebush Courts, Deming, New Mexico. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
For the rest of your life stop at Hub Motel and Café, on Highway 70 and 80, Deming, New Mexico, Boston Public Library - undated
For the rest of your life stop at Hub Motel and Café, on Highway 70 and 80, Deming, New Mexico. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
McNeil Buick Sales & Service, Deming, New Mexico. 24 hour wrecker service, standard oil products, Boston Public Library - undated
McNeil Buick Sales & Service, Deming, New Mexico. 24 hour wrecker service, standard oil products. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Meadows Rexall Drugs, New Mexico's largest drug store, "In the Kingdom of the Sun", Boston Public Library - undated
Meadows Rexall Drugs, New Mexico's largest drug store, "In the Kingdom of the Sun". Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Round - Up Lodge, drink the purest water on Earth -- In the Kingdom of the Sun. Deming, New Mexico, Boston Public Library - undated
Round - Up Lodge, drink the purest water on Earth -- In the Kingdom of the Sun. Deming, New Mexico. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

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 4,966 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, 1945-12-22, scale 1:39200
1945-12-22, scale 1:39200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1945-12-22, scale 1:39200
1945-12-22, scale 1:39200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1945-12-22, scale 1:39200
1945-12-22, scale 1:39200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1945-12-22, scale 1:39200
1945-12-22, scale 1:39200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
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, 1947-02-01, scale 1:35400
1947-02-01, scale 1:35400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
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, 1953-04-24, scale 1:54000
1953-04-24, scale 1:54000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-24, scale 1:54000
1953-04-24, scale 1:54000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-24, scale 1:54000
1953-04-24, scale 1:54000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-24, scale 1:54000
1953-04-24, scale 1:54000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-07, scale 1:54000
1954-02-07, scale 1:54000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-07, scale 1:54000
1954-02-07, scale 1:54000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-07, scale 1:54000
1954-02-07, scale 1:54000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-07, scale 1:54000
1954-02-07, scale 1:54000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-03-07, scale 1:40000
1956-03-07, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-03-07, scale 1:40000
1956-03-07, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-08-30, scale 1:32500
1956-08-30, scale 1:32500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-08-30, scale 1:32500
1956-08-30, scale 1:32500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-04-26, scale 1:63996
1957-04-26, scale 1:63996. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-04-26, scale 1:63996
1957-04-26, scale 1:63996. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-04-26, scale 1:63996
1957-04-26, scale 1:63996. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-04-26, scale 1:63996
1957-04-26, scale 1:63996. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-12-02, scale 1:34200
1962-12-02, scale 1:34200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-12-02, scale 1:34200
1962-12-02, scale 1:34200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-12-02, scale 1:34200
1962-12-02, scale 1:34200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-12-02, scale 1:34200
1962-12-02, scale 1:34200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-17, scale 1:17200
1964-02-17, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-17, scale 1:17200
1964-02-17, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-17, scale 1:17200
1964-02-17, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-17, scale 1:17200
1964-02-17, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-03-19, scale 1:16600
1965-03-19, scale 1:16600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-03-19, scale 1:16600
1965-03-19, scale 1:16600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-03-19, scale 1:16600
1965-03-19, scale 1:16600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-03-19, scale 1:16600
1965-03-19, scale 1:16600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-16, scale 1:100653
1970-03-16, scale 1:100653. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-16, scale 1:100487
1970-03-16, scale 1:100487. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-16, scale 1:100487
1970-03-16, scale 1:100487. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-16, scale 1:100487
1970-03-16, scale 1:100487. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-04-01, scale 1:21200
1971-04-01, scale 1:21200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-04-01, scale 1:21200
1971-04-01, scale 1:21200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-04-01, scale 1:21200
1971-04-01, scale 1:21200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-04-01, scale 1:21200
1971-04-01, scale 1:21200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-11-05, scale 1:31680
1974-11-05, scale 1:31680. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-11-05, scale 1:31680
1974-11-05, scale 1:31680. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-11-05, scale 1:31680
1974-11-05, scale 1:31680. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-11-05, scale 1:31680
1974-11-05, scale 1:31680. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-05-03, scale 1:31680
1975-05-03, scale 1:31680. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

64 stations, 4 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.

The 1950 census, district by district

15 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.

  • 16-1Election Precinct 1, Deming: Deming village: Deming village - That part of Ward A Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; Pine; Iron, Iron extended, Iron
  • 16-2Election Precinct 1: Deming village - That part of Ward A Bounded by Village limits; Iron, Iron extended, Iron; Pine, Ward line; Village limits
  • 16-3Election Precinct 1: Deming village - That part of Ward B Bounded by Pine, Village limits; Village limits; Village limits, Poplar; Diamond Ave.
  • 16-4Election Precinct 1: Deming village - That part of Ward B Bounded by Pine; Diamond Ave., Poplar, Village limits; Village limits; Gold Ave.
  • 16-5Election Precinct 1: Deming village - That part comprising Ward C Bounded by Ward line, Pine; Gold Ave.; Elm, W. 8th, Elm, Ward line; Village limits
  • 16-6Election Precinct 1: Deming village - That part of Ward G Bounded by Elm; Gold Ave.; Village limits; W. 8th, Oak, Granite
  • 16-7Election Precinct 1: Deming village - That part of Ward G Bounded by Ward line, Elm, W. 8th, Elm; Granite, Oak, W. 8th; Village limits; Village limits
  • 16-8Election Precinct 1, Deming - That part north and east of U.S. Highway 260 and south and east of Deming - Hermanas Rd., outside Deming village
  • 16-9Election Precinct 1, Deming - That part south and west of U.S. Highway 260 and north and west of Deming - Hermanas Rd., outside Deming village
  • 16-10Election Precinct 2, Old Town
  • 16-11Election Precinct 3, Florida
  • 16-12Election Precinct 4, Myndus
  • 16-13Election Precinct 5, Columbus: Columbus village
  • 16-14Election Precinct 5, Columbus - That part outside Columbus village
  • 16-15Election Precinct 6, Sunshine

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

180 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 180 of them, burning about 17,979 acres. 54 started naturally and 8 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined57
Natural54
Equipment and vehicle use25
Debris and open burning15
Smoking8
Arson/incendiarism8
Recreation and ceremony7
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Fireworks1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
10 July 1993Natural4,244 acresLas Cruces Field OfficeSHILOH
9 August 1994Natural2,800 acresLas Cruces Field OfficeGOODSITE
4 March 1994Natural1,500 acresLas Cruces Field OfficeREST AREA
15 May 1994Natural1,455 acresLas Cruces Field OfficeBROWNFIELD
19 April 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,172 acresLas Cruces Field OfficeCOOKES
10 June 2009Natural1,120 acresLas Cruces Field OfficeTAYLOR MT
26 April 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,079 acresLas Cruces Field OfficePROM
23 May 2014Equipment and vehicle use587 acresLas Cruces Field OfficeGRADUATION

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

Storms, 1960 to 2025

60 of 123 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 123 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 1 injury and about $929,780 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind48
Flash Flood30
Hail28
Flood7
Heavy Rain6
Tornado4

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

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 1986Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurtno account filed
July 2008Flash FloodDeming$350,000About 3 inches of rain fell within an hour over already-saturated ground in the western portion of Deming. Major street flooding occurred, with most roads closed west of Highway 11. This same area was under 2 to 3 feet of water which entered homes and businesses. Power was out in the majority of the city as water logged power poles were easily knocked over by 45 mph wind gusts.
August 2005Flash FloodDeming$200,000At least 3 inches of rain in a short period of time caused widespread flash flooding in Deming. Numerous roads were closed, and some houses and businesses were flooded. Sandbags were put up by law enforcement.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindDeming$50,000Scattered power and phone lines were down throughout Deming.
August 2006FloodCountywide$50,000no account filed
September 1997Thunderstorm WindNutt$40,000no account filed
August 2006Flash FloodNortheast Portion$30,000no account filed
August 2022Flash FloodDeming$25,000Flash flooding occurred through the mid to late evening hours. Multiple cars were stalled across Deming, underpasses were flooded and at least one house started taking in water.
July 2008Flash FloodSpalding$20,000Numerous roads were flooded throughout central Luna County according to the Luna County Road Department.
August 2001Flash FloodDeming$20,000A series of thunderstorms dropped nearly 4 inches of rain within 90 minutes on the south part of Deming, with 2 to 3 inches elsewhere in town. Highway 180 was closed due to a flooded underpass. Several vehicles were stalled in the significant street flooding that resulted.
August 2014Flash FloodColumbus$15,000Two homes along Highway 11 were evacuated due to inundation with at least one inaccessible overnight. Water crossed Highway 11 near mile marker 10 where one car got stuck. The first few arroyos along Highway 9 west of Columbus flooded due to runoff from heavy rain over the Tres Hermanas Mountains. Total rainfall just north of Columbus was 2.97 inches.
July 2015Thunderstorm Wind(Dmn)Deming Arpt$10,000Several trees were blown down and at least one roof blown off in southern portions of Deming. Power poles and lines also down which cutoff power to Columbus.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindColumbus$10,000An NWS Employee driving through Columbus reported damage to several manufactured homes. Based on photos and wind damage it was determined to be a microburst with winds of up to 90 mph.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindDeming$10,000Power poles and trees were blown down in Deming.
June 2007HailTunis$10,000Half dollar size hail was driven by strong thunderstorm winds and damaged roofs, screens and doors along the 2200 block of Route 418 southwest of Deming.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindDeming$10,000no account filed
June 2008Thunderstorm Wind(Dmn)Deming Arpt$10,000no account filed
September 2006HailAkela$10,000no account filed
August 2002HailColumbus$10,000no account filed
September 2002Flash FloodColumbus$10,000no account filed
July 2009Thunderstorm WindColumbus$7,000Thunderstorm winds blew down 9 power poles about 6 miles west of Columbus, NM along NM Highway 9.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindFaywood Station$5,000A retractable roof became airborne and landed on the roof of a trailer and caused it to become punched-in. An anemometer near the damaged site recorded a peak wind of 65 mph.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindColumbus$5,000Roof damage reported in Columbus.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindDeming$5,000Winds estimated at 65 mph knocked out power, toppled two large trees and closed the interstate (due to low visibility from blowing dust) in and around Deming.
January 1993Thunderstorm WindDmn$5,000The Deming Flight Service Station reported a gust to 65 knots (75 mph) at noon at the airport. The winds blew over an empty 300 gallon fuel tank and blew out several windows at the airport.
July 2006Flash FloodDeming$5,000no account filed
July 2017Thunderstorm Wind(Dmn)Deming Arpt$3,000An amateur radio operator had his east facing windows blown out of his house, and in same area a tractor trailer was overturned on Highway 11.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindDeming$2,000Three trees were blown down (one of them uprooted) and 2 power poles knocked over near Peru Mill at the northwest edge of Deming. Low level moisture had retreated further east resulting in a dry microburst from a high based thunderstorm.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindColumbus$1,000Hangar at the Columbus Airport was damaged due to wind.
September 2007HailAkela$1,000Quarter size hail shattered all landscaping lights at a residence near Akela Flats.
September 1995Thunderstorm WindColumbus$500High winds overturned a mobile home in Columbus causing two minor injuries. Some tree and roof damage was also reported from this unusually intense storm that lasted about 30 minutes.
August 1971Tornado (F1)not stated$250no account filed
July 1975Tornado (F0)not stated$30no account filed
June 2025Thunderstorm Wind(Dmn)Deming Arpt-The Deming Airport recorded a peak gust of 70 mph.
July 2025Flash FloodSpalding-Over four inches of rain fell east of Highway 180 and flowed east, overtopping the highway between mileposts 150 and 152. Flooding caused erosion of the eastern half of the highway.
July 2025Flash FloodColumbus-Law enforcement reported water up to 2 feet deep crossing in numerous areas on Highways 9 and 11 between Columbus and about 6 miles east of Columbus. A weather station at Pancho Villa State Park reported 1.49 inches of rain with the radar indicating heavier rains fell just south and east of this location.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindAkela-A peak gust of 60 mph was recorded at the Akela Union Pacific Mesonet site.
June 2024Thunderstorm Wind(Dmn)Deming Arpt-The Deming ASOS recorded a peak gust of 60 mph.
June 2024Flash FloodColumbus-Highway 9 was closed due to flooding between Mile Marker 11 and Mile 68 east of Columbus. Most flooding occurred in Luna County with the large road closure due to not wanting traffic from either direction to enter the flooded area.
October 2022Heavy RainAkela-Heavy rain fell across much of Luna county with the highest amount being 3.04 inches 8.6 miles southeast of Deming. Other reports included 2.89 inches 15.5 miles west-southwest of Deming and 2.21 inches 16 miles east-southeast of Deming.
August 2022Flash Flood(Dmn)Deming Arpt-New Mexico Highway 11 was closed from mile marker 68 to 86 due to flooded low water crossings.
August 2021Flash FloodHermanas-NMDOT reported water flowing across Highway 9 about 19 miles west of Columbus.
September 2020FloodGage-Flooding resulted from earlier rainfall north of Interstate 10. I-10 was down to one lane due to water on the road near mile marker 68. Flooding also occurred along New Mexico 418 and some nearby backroads with some homes affected.
September 2020FloodDeming-Up to four feet of water was on roadways near Overhill Drive, just north of Deming. Some cars were trapped due to the high water.
June 2020Thunderstorm Wind(Dmn)Deming Arpt-A wind gust of 59 mph was reported at the Deming Airport.
October 2019Tornado (EFU)Hermanas-A picture was submitted via social media from a weather spotter showing a brief tornado northeast of Hermanas.
June 2018Thunderstorm Wind(Dmn)Deming Arpt-Near zero visibility was also reported around Deming due to blowing dust.
July 2018Flash FloodNutt-Highway 26 was closed from mile marker 26 to 27 due to flooding. Radar estimates in the area were 3.5 to 3.7 inches.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindHermanas-The aerostat balloon site measured a 61 mph wind gust.
July 2015Hail(Dmn)Deming Arpt-Traffic was stopped on Highway 11 south of Deming due to intense nickel size hail.
July 2015Flash FloodCarne-Stirrup Road was closed east of Deming due to water flowing over the road.
October 2015Hail(Dmn)Deming Arpt-Up to an inch accumulation of hail on County Road 549.
October 2015HailMirage-Large accumulation of up to quarter size hail on Highway 26 about 9 miles northeast of Deming.
October 2015Hail(Dmn)Deming Arpt-Dime to nickel size hail accumulated on Highway 11 south of Deming.
September 2014Heavy Rain(Dmn)Deming Arpt-A CoCoRaHS Observer 4 miles southeast of Deming reported 4.98 inches of rain from the 16th through early on the 19th. Several city streets in Deming had minor flooding with 2 to 3 inches of water on the roadway. Roads were still passable.
September 2014Heavy RainColumbus-A CoCoRaHS Observer reported 4.62 inches of rainfall from the 16th through early on the 19th.
September 2014Flash Flood(Dmn)Deming Arpt-The media reported via Facebook that a car was washed off the road near Rock Hound State Park which included a water rescue. No injuries were associated with the flood.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindDeming-An amateur radio operator in Deming estimated wind gusts to 65 mph.
July 2013Flash Flood(Dmn)Deming Arpt-Road to Rockhound State Park flooded 3 feet deep, impassable.
July 2012Heavy RainDeming-A weather spotter reported .70 inches of heavy rainfall in 15 minutes near Deming, NM. Minor street flooding was reported in the city of Deming during this time period.

Mines and quarries

344 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 344 workings inside this county. 13 still produce and 331 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction149
Manganese38
Fluorine-Fluorite34
Lead, Silver21
Lead18
Copper18
Silver13
Zinc11
Lead, Zinc10
Zinc, Lead8
Gold7
Gemstone7
Lead, Silver, Zinc7
Tungsten4

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bell Ranch QuarryFire Clay (Refractory), Stone, DimensionPast Producer
Burke MineLead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, CopperPast Producer1895, 1950
Carne WellGeothermalUnknown
Chance MineLead, Silver, Gold, Copper, ZincPast Producer1880, 1948
Chance and Jessie MinesLead, Gold, SilverPast Producer
CincinnatiGold, LeadPast Producer
Cincinnati MineLead, Silver, Gold, ZincPast Producer1900, 1925
Copper Ridge MineZinc, SilverUnknown
Desdemona GroupLead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, GoldPast Producer1877, 1885, 1952
Faywood MineSilver, Lead, ZincPast Producer1904, 1937
Hancock MineSilver, Gold, LeadPast Producer1950
InternationalLead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, CopperPast Producer
International MineLead, Silver, Copper, Gold, ZincPast Producer1880, 1885, 1947
Jessie MineGold, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Little Florida MountainsKaolinPast ProducerResidual
Lucky JohnCopper, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Lucky John MineZinc, Lead, Silver, CopperPast Producer1916, 1927
Lucretia Clay PitClayProducerClay
Mahoney MinesZinc, Lead, Silver, CopperPast Producer1885, 1951
Manganese Valley MineManganese, CobaltPast Producer1918, 1957
MarieZinc, Lead, Silver, GoldPast Producer
Name UnknownLead, Silver, Gold, CopperOccurrenceVein
Name UnknownLead, CopperOccurrenceVein
Name Unknown Scoria DepositVolcanic MaterialsOccurrenceScoria
Ogre-BogleTungsten, Lead, Zinc, BerylliumOccurrenceGalena, Helvite, Scheelite, Sphalerite
Rattlesnake CanyonAluminumOccurrenceAlunite
Sadler Fluorspar MineFluorine-Fluorite, QuartzPast Producer1909, 1947
San Juan MineFluorine-Fluorite, Barium-BariteOccurrenceBarite, Fluorite
Tip Top ProspectFluorine-Fluorite, SilicaOccurrence
Tres Hermanas Travertine DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrenceVein
Tungsten Hill ProspectLead, Zinc, Tungsten, BerylliumPast Producer1950
Unknown Name Fire-ClayFire Clay (Refractory)ProducerSedimentary
Unnamed Perlite ProspectPerliteOccurrence
Victorio DistrictGold, Silver, Lead, Tungsten, ArsenicProducer1880
Waddell Atir Prospect 1978Lead, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-FluoriteOccurrence1915
Waddell ProspectZinc, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite, Calcium, Barium-BariteOccurrence
Cooks Range HematiteIronUnknown
Georgia Bell MineSilver, CopperOccurrenceGalena, Malachite, Pyrite
GraphicLead, Silver, Copper, GoldPast Producer
Inez MineLead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, GoldPast Producer1904, 1927
Irish Rose MineTungsten, BerylliumPast Producer1905, 1945
Lead KingSilver, LeadPast Producer
Rover GroupSilver, Lead, GoldPast Producer
Silver Cave #1Silver, LeadPast Producer
Summit GroupZinc, Lead, Silver, CopperPast Producer1885, 1949
Tedford ProspectTungsten, Beryllium, Zinc, LeadPast Producer
Victorio GroupSilver, Lead, GoldProducer
WildcatIronProspect
Greenleaf 2,3,4,5Copper, Silver, LeadProspect
HadleyCopper, Silver, LeadProspect
Materials Pit 62-13-SStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Materials Pit 63-19-ScStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Materials Pit 72-15-SStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Stenson MineCopper, SilverPast Producer1900, 1956
Goat Ridge Travertine DepositStoneOccurrenceCalcite
Materials PitStoneUnknown
Materials PitStoneUnknown
Name UnknownTungstenOccurrenceContact Metamorphic
South Sister Peak Spurrite DepositStoneOccurrence1928
Baker Egg No. 1 PlacerGemstoneProducerAgate
Big Diggins 1 and 2 MineGemstoneProducerAgate, Quartz
Big Diggins 3 MineGemstoneProducerAgate, Quartz
Big Diggins MineGemstoneProducerAgate, Quartz
BradleyLead, Silver, Zinc, CopperProspect
BurdickGoldProspect
Burdick ClaimGoldOccurrenceGold, Limonite, Pyrite
Burdick HillsGemstoneProducerVein
Burke MineLead, GoldPast Producer
Eighty-Five GroupLead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Excess ClaimLead, Silver, Gold, ZincPast Producer1887, 1922
FaywoodLead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
HancockLead, GoldPast Producer
Hermanas Thunder Egg DepositGemstoneOccurrenceChalcedony, Quartz
LindbergGemstoneProspect
Mahoney Mining AreaLead, Silver, Zinc, CopperPast Producer
Poe GroupLead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Rambler ClaimLead, Silver, GoldPast Producer1904, 1924
Silver Cave #2Lead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Contention GroupZinc, Lead, Silver, CopperPast Producer
Parole MineZinc, LeadPast Producer
Section 35 ProspectZinc, LeadOccurrenceGalena, Sphalerite
Summit GroupZinc, Lead, SilverPast Producer
The Park ProspectZinc, LeadOccurrenceSmithsonite
DesdemonaLead, Zinc, Silver, CopperPast Producer
Excess MineLead, ZincPast Producer
HelenLead, ZincPast Producer
InezLead, Zinc, Silver, CopperPast Producer
Lindy Ann ClaimsLead, ZincProspect
RaithelLead, Zinc, SilverPast Producer
Rambler MineLead, ZincPast Producer
San AntonioLead, ZincProspect
Section 35 ProspectLead, ZincProspect
Birchfield Zinc ProspectZincPast Producer
Birchfield Zinc ProspectZincUnknown
Bradley MineLead, Silver, Copper, ZincPast Producer1900, 1903, 1930
Graphic MineLead, Silver, Copper, ZincPast Producer1881, 1942
Lindy Ann MineLead, Silver, ZincPast Producer1956
ParkZinc, LeadProspect
San Antonio MineLead, Silver, ZincPast Producer1900, 1947
Silver Cave MineLead, Silver, ZincPast Producer1880, 1881, 1885
Big Lead-SilverLead, SilverPast Producer
Busted BankerLead, Silver, CopperPast Producer
Clara KLead, SilverPast Producer
GladysLead, SilverPast Producer
Hope, Faith, & ConstantLead, SilverPast Producer
Little MaryLead, SilverProspect
Sycamore Burrell & Florida 1 & 2Lead, Silver, CopperPast Producer
West SideLead, SilverPast Producer
Calumet MineCopperProspectVein
Canon MineCopperProspect
Copper Ridge MillCopperUnknown
Edna BelleLeadOccurrence
Johnson Ranchhouse Sec 28 ProspectCopperOccurrence
Johnson Ranchhouse Sec 33 ProspectCopperOccurrence
Klondike HillsCopperOccurrence
LuckyLeadProspect
North Sister Peak ProspectLeadOccurrenceGalena, Magnetite
Shaw ProspectCopperProspect
StensonCopperProspect
Black Hawk MineLead, Silver, ManganesePast Producer1950, 1957
JumboLead, SilverProspect
Marie MineLead, SilverPast ProducerAnglesite, Galena
MickeyLead, SilverPast Producer
Old CommodoreLead, SilverPast Producer
Parole MineLead, SilverPast Producer1885
Virginia ClaimLead, SilverPast Producer1885
White OaksLead, SilverPast Producer
Anniversary MineFluorine-FluoritePast Producer
Anniversary ProspectFluorine-FluoriteOccurrence1970
Apache DepositFluorine-FluoritePast Producer
Apache ProspectFluorine-FluoritePast Producer1942, 1951, 1953
Florida Fluorspar MineFluorine-FluoritePast Producer1918, 1919, 1951
Florida MineFluorine-FluoritePast Producer1919
Goat RidgeFluorine-FluoriteOccurrence
Goat Ridge Fluorspar ProspectFluorine-FluoriteProspectFluorite
Grattan MineFluorine-FluoritePast Producer1909, 1934
Gratton Fluorspar MineFluorine-FluoritePast Producer1909, 1934, 1951
Green Spar MineFluorine-FluoritePast Producer1924, 1945
Green Spar MineFluorine-FluoritePast Producer1924
Greenleaf Fluorspar MineFluorine-FluoritePast Producer1938, 1939, 1954
Greenleaf MineFluorine-FluoriteProspect
Greenspar Mine 1966Fluorine-FluoritePast Producer1924, 1947
Hilltop ProspectFluorine-FluoritePast Producer
Hilltop Prospect 1966Fluorine-FluoriteOccurrence1949
Lookout DepositFluorine-FluoriteOccurrence1938, 1944, 1949
Lookout DepositFluorine-FluoritePast Producer
Lucky MineFluorine-FluoritePast Producer1943, 1953
Lucky MineFluorine-FluoriteProspect
Sadler MineFluorine-FluoritePast Producer1909, 1910
San Juan MineFluorine-FluoritePast Producer1909, 1948
Section 27 ProspectFluorine-FluoritePast ProducerFluorite
Section 27 ProspectFluorine-FluoritePast Producer
Tip Top ProspectFluorine-FluoriteOccurrence1943
Valley MineFluorine-FluoritePast Producer1942, 1949, 1950
Valley MineFluorine-FluoritePast Producer1940, 1950
White BluffFluorine-FluoriteOccurrence
White Bluff ProspectFluorine-FluoriteOccurrenceFluorite
Whitehill ProspectFluorine-FluoriteOccurrenceFluorite
Whitehill ProspectFluorine-FluoritePast Producer
American No 15ferro Mn.No.1ManganesePast Producer1953
American No. 11 ClaimManganesePast Producer1925
American No. 29 ClaimManganeseOccurrenceVein
American No.11-Ferro Mn.No. 2ManganesePast Producer1953
American No.29ManganesePast Producer1952
Big PocketManganesePast ProducerVein
Big Pocket-Florida Mts. AreaManganesePast Producer1954
Birchfield Grp-Florida Mts. AreaManganesePast Producer1952
Birchfield Manganese MineManganesePast Producer1905, 1942, 1958
Black HawkManganesePast Producer1954
Black HawkManganesePast Producer1953
Doubtful GroupManganesePast Producer1915
Doubtful Groupnos.1 and 2ManganesePast Producer1953
EstrellaManganesePast Producer1925
Estrellaamerican No.23ManganesePast Producer1953
Frederick GroupManganeseOccurrenceVein
Frederick-Little Florida Mt.AreaManganesePast Producer1953
Iron Clad GroupManganesePast Producer1952
Ironclad GroupManganesePast Producer1952
Killion Vein ClaimsManganesePast Producer1925
Killion Vein-Little Fla.Mt.AreaManganesePast Producer1944
Lucky BulletManganesePast Producer1953
Lucky Bullet MineManganesePast Producer1953
Luna MineManganesePast Producer1922, 1928, 1955
Luna Mine-Little Florida Mt.AreaManganesePast Producer1951
Manganese Valley MineManganesePast Producer1952
Manganese Valley Mine No.13ManganesePast Producer1952
Muller-Little Florida Mt. AreaManganesePast Producer1955
Ruth Manganese ClaimsManganesePast ProducerVein
South SideManganesePast Producer1952
StarkeyManganesePast Producer1952
Starkey Manganese MineManganesePast Producer1918, 1959
Wet King Manganese MineManganesePast Producer1912, 1914, 1955
Wet King MineManganesePast Producer
White KingManganeseUnknown
White King MineManganesePast Producer1905
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Materials Pit 56-53-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Materials Pit 57-102-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Materials Pit 57-36-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Materials Pit 58-117-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Materials Pit 58-120-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Materials Pit 58-51-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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Materials Pit 62-11-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Materials Pit 62-17-FSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Materials Pit 63-25-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Materials Pit 64-70-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Materials Pit 65-2-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Materials Pit 65-8-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Materials Pit 66-51-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Materials Pit 68-16-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Materials Pit 68-17-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Materials Pit 78-42-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Miller PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Mimbres PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSedimentary
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Every populated place in the county

22

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. The 2 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

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

Recorded here

Deming, New Mexico

14 topographic sheets and 10 fire insurance atlases, 1886 to 1942

Columbus, New Mexico

17 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1930

Everything this county holds

The complete index, with nothing left out. Each of these is a separate record with its own page: a federal survey report, or the case file that argued a property on to the National Register. Both are public domain and reproduced word for word.

Surveyed structures

1 structure

The vanished settlements of Luna County, the places these records name 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.