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Barton, New Mexico

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the East Bernalillo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87059. The Survey maps it on the Edgewood quadrangle.

Barton within Bernalillo County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 19 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

103 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Barton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,052 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 3 were 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/undetermined60
Natural8
Debris and open burning8
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Equipment and vehicle use6
Fireworks5
Recreation and ceremony4
Arson/incendiarism3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Firearms and explosives use1
Smoking1

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
7 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry Divisionnot named
6 September 2006Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry Divisionnot named
27 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry Divisionnot named
26 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry Division5 HILLS
25 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionBRONCO
16 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry Divisionnot named
31 August 2004Naturalunder an acreNorthern Pueblos AgencyTOTAVI
25 August 2002Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionRIDGEWOOD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bernalillo County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Barton: 8 unknowns, 4 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
La Don MineCopperUnknown
Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducer
Materials Pit 58-9-SLimestone, DimensionProducer
TinaBarium-Barite, Fluorine-FluoriteOccurrence
Crusher PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
SchockleyBarium-BariteOccurrence
Tina Barite DepositBarium-Barite, Fluorine-FluoriteOccurrence
Tina ProspectBarium-Barite, Fluorine-FluoriteOccurrenceVein
Materials PitStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown

Every working recorded in Bernalillo 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
Corners2.0 miles18
Sedillo2.8 miles18
Los Pinos4.3 miles18
Dennis Chaves Estates4.7 miles18
Frost (historical)4.7 miles17
Juan Tomas4.7 miles18
El Tablazon5.1 miles18
El Refugio5.4 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 898722. 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.