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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.

Alhambra within Grant County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

7 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Debris and open burning1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
12 July 2011Naturalunder an acreGila National ForestSIPHON
7 June 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionTUCKER
21 June 2001Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionYUCCA
25 April 2016Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreSocorro DistrictMANGUS
21 April 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionRUDY
21 March 2009Debris and open burning100 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionHUNT RANCH
31 October 1992Naturalunder an acreGila National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Grant County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 34 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
(Facility) Hidalgo SmelterCopper, Sulfur, Sulfuric AcidPlant
Alhambra MineSilver, Uranium, Nickel, Cobalt, Arsenic, Copper, Zinc, LeadProspect
Black Hawk MineSilver, Copper, Gold, Nickel, Uranium, Zinc, CobaltPast Producer1881, 1918
BlackhawkGold, SilverOccurrence
Evening StarTungsten, BismuthProspect1954
GreenrockTungsten, Lead, Copper, SilverPast ProducerScheelite
Twin Peaks ClaimsSilver, Lead, Iron, ManganeseOccurrenceGalena, Tetrahedrite
Alhambra MineSilver, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Nickel, Cobalt, UraniumPast Producer1881, 1960
Evening Star ClaimTungsten, BismuthProspect
Good HopeSilver, Nickel, CobaltPast ProducerSilver

Every working recorded in Grant County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Black Hawk (historical)1.3 miles12
The Pines4.4 miles15
Telegraph (historical)7.3 miles11
Mangas Springs8.4 miles11
Oak Grove10.8 miles13
Tyrone11.1 miles13
Malone (historical)12.3 miles12
Redrock12.3 miles12

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.