BlockAfton, New Mexico
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Fairacres census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88044. The Survey maps it on the Afton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1891 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Afton quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Afton quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Afton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
2 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Afton between 1992 and 2005, burning about 505 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 March 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 acres | Las Cruces Field Office | AFTON |
| 10 March 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Las Cruces Field Office | LA MESA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Afton: 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gemstone, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimm Well | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Kilbourne Hole | Gemstone | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenzin | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Rutter | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Pronto | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Lanark | 9.8 miles | 12 | |
| Aden | 11.2 miles | 11 | |
| San Miguel | 12.5 miles | 15 | |
| Santo Tomas | 12.9 miles | 15 | |
| La Mesa | 13.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 898512. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.