Alhambra, New Mexico
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Tyrone census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88055. The Survey maps it on the Bullard Peak quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1954 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Redrock quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Bullard Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Bullard Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
7 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Alhambra (historical) between 1992 and 2016, burning about 102 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 July 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | SIPHON |
| 7 June 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | TUCKER |
| 21 June 2001 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | YUCCA |
| 25 April 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Socorro District | MANGUS |
| 21 April 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | RUDY |
| 21 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | HUNT RANCH |
| 31 October 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 34 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Alhambra (historical): 15 past producers, 13 prospects, 5 occurrences, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Tungsten, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite, Bismuth. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Hidalgo Smelter | Copper, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Plant | ||
| Alhambra Mine | Silver, Uranium, Nickel, Cobalt, Arsenic, Copper, Zinc, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Black Hawk Mine | Silver, Copper, Gold, Nickel, Uranium, Zinc, Cobalt | Past Producer | 1881, 1918 | |
| Blackhawk | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Evening Star | Tungsten, Bismuth | Prospect | 1954 | |
| Greenrock | Tungsten, Lead, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Scheelite | |
| Twin Peaks Claims | Silver, Lead, Iron, Manganese | Occurrence | Galena, Tetrahedrite | |
| Alhambra Mine | Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Nickel, Cobalt, Uranium | Past Producer | 1881, 1960 | |
| Evening Star Claim | Tungsten, Bismuth | Prospect | ||
| Good Hope | Silver, Nickel, Cobalt | Past Producer | Silver |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hawk (historical) | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| The Pines | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Telegraph (historical) | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| Mangas Springs | 8.4 miles | 11 | |
| Oak Grove | 10.8 miles | 13 | |
| Tyrone | 11.1 miles | 13 | |
| Malone (historical) | 12.3 miles | 12 | |
| Redrock | 12.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 919957. 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.






