BlockAnniston, New Mexico
5 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the San Jon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88426. The Survey maps it on the Tuscocoillo Canyon 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
4 surveys from 5 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 Tucumcari quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tucumcari quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Logan quadrangle1:62500
- 1989 USGS Tuscocoillo Canyon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
7 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Anniston (historical) between 2000 and 2018, burning about 5,366 acres in total. 1 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 | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2014 | Natural | 25 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | DAVIS |
| 3 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | BRUHM |
| 4 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 250 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 23 March 2018 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Las Vegas District | REVUELTO FIRE |
| 17 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,000 acres | Las Vegas District | MEEKS |
| 9 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 10 February 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | PORTER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Anniston (historical): 9 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hare Pit | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Adams Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit 71-15-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit 71-15-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Materials Pit 73-13-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan | 4.7 miles | 5 | |
| Canode (historical) | 4.8 miles | 5 | |
| Sand Springs | 7.1 miles | 5 | |
| Porter | 10.9 miles | 4 | |
| Obar | 12.8 miles | 4 | |
| Hudson | 13.5 miles | 6 | |
| Bard | 17.4 miles | 5 | |
| San Jon | 18.4 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 934280. 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.