BlockBaca, New Mexico
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Capitan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88338. It lies near Sawmill Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Capitan 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
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1935 USGS Capitan Mountains quadrangle1:62500
- 1935 USGS Capitan Mountains quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Capitan Mountains quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Capitan Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Carrizozo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Capitan Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
51 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Baca (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 156 acres in total. 34 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 | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2020 | Other causes | under an acre | Capitan District | 21-50490259X |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Capitan District | 20-50620224X |
| 28 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | SEVEN |
| 6 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | SAWMILL |
| 5 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | PENA |
| 30 August 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Lincoln National Forest | SAWMILL |
| 10 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | not named |
| 9 July 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | CHRIS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Baca (historical): 6 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Thorium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mina Tiro Estrella | Uranium, Thorium | Occurrence | Allanite | |
| Salazar Canyon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Bearcat | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Bumble Bee | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Joe Hill | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Tide Iron Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Yellow Hand | Iron | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Double Crossing | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Escondido (historical) | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Pine Lodge | 8.7 miles | 15 | |
| Fort Stanton | 8.9 miles | 9 | |
| San Patricio | 9.0 miles | 9 | |
| Bluewater | 9.5 miles | 15 | |
| Glencoe | 9.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 938352. 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.