Augustine, New Mexico
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Magdalena census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87825. The Survey maps it on the Augustine Well 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
5 surveys from 6 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 Socorro quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Augustine Well quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Magdalena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Augustine (historical) between 2001 and 2019, burning about 454 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 |
|---|---|
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Socorro Field Office | BIG H |
| 8 March 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 454 acres | Socorro Field Office | BIRD BATH |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Augustine (historical): 9 unknowns, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit 57-146-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit 57-95-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit 77-5-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Borrow 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monica (historical) | 14.2 miles | 9 | |
| John Padilla Settlement | 21.4 miles | 7 | |
| Magdalena | 22.6 miles | 10 | |
| Alamo | 22.8 miles | 8 | |
| Kelly | 24.7 miles | 10 | |
| Rosedale (historical) | 25.4 miles | 10 | |
| Puertecito | 27.4 miles | 7 | |
| Riley | 29.7 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 932910. 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.




