BlockBenton Well, New Mexico
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Southeast Otero census division. The Survey maps it on the Orogrande North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1940 USGS Orogrande quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Orogrande quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Orogrande North quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Orogrande North quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Benton Well between 2009 and 2011, burning about 7,168 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,150 acres | Las Cruces Field Office | LIL OROGRANDE |
| 24 May 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 18 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ELDRIDGE |
| 22 April 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 5,000 acres | Las Cruces Field Office | OROGRANDE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Benton Well: 4 past producers, 4 unknowns, 4 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Gold, Silver, Gold, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nannie Baird Group | Iron, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Nannie Baird Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1895, 1897, 1932 | |
| Three Bears Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1882, 1887, 1905 | |
| Three Bears Mine | Gold, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Orogrande Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Barbara | Iron | Producer | ||
| Contact | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Cotton Top Placer | Iron | Producer | ||
| Little Joe Group | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turquoise | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Orogrande | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Elwood | 9.4 miles | 11 | |
| Martin Well | 10.9 miles | 11 | |
| Dunes | 18.6 miles | 9 | |
| Alvarado | 21.3 miles | 11 | |
| Timberon | 23.2 miles | 9 | |
| Dog Canyon Estates | 24.3 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122546731 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 886231. 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.