BlockApache Springs, New Mexico
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Las Vegas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87701. It lies near Middle Mesa. The Survey maps it on the Apache Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1890 USGS Bernal quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Bernal quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Bernal quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Apache Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1983 USGS Villanueva quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Apache Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
26 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Apache Springs between 1994 and 2020, burning about 96 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 1 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 | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2011 | Natural | 10 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ROCKY |
| 23 August 2011 | Natural | 10 acres | Las Vegas District | WHITE |
| 18 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 26 July 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Las Vegas District | 21-40280142X |
| 22 July 2001 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | APACHE |
| 19 July 2005 | Natural | 3.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 17 July 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 12 July 2003 | Natural | 2.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | OLIVIA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lagunita | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Los Montoyas | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Myers | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Chapelle | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| San Augustin | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Bernal | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| Serafina | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Tecolote | 7.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 903240. 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.