BlockBethel, New Mexico
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Elida census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88130. The Survey maps it on the Bethel quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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 Clovis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Portales quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Clovis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Bethel quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
41 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Bethel between 1993 and 2019, burning about 9,647 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | JUNK YARD |
| 25 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | JONES |
| 5 July 2011 | Fireworks | 10 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | THE HIDEOUT |
| 3 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 120 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | BLONIE |
| 26 July 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | DEAVER |
| 2 July 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | HAMMOND |
| 17 July 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CHANDLER |
| 3 June 2011 | Natural | 25 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | GOSSETT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Bethel: 1 unknown. 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 |
Storms near this place
6 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bethel in 6 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 4 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bethel | $25,000 | A trained spotter measured a 61 mph wind gust with a severe thunderstorm east of Floyd. These strong winds were also responsible for wind damage in the area. The siding on a home was damaged, and large tree limbs were broken. The thunderstorm was also responsible for damaging 120 acres of corn. Wind damage to crops and a home were estimated to be closer to 75 mph. Damage amounts are a rough estimate. |
| November 2024 | Flash Flood | Bethel | - | A trained spotter reported bar ditches full of water from heavy rainfall, and State Highway 267 (Floyd Highway) had several places covered in 6 to 12 inches of water. However, the road still remained passable. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Bethel | - | A trained spotter reported one inch hail from a severe thunderstorm northwest of Portales. |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Bethel | - | NMDOT closed NM-267 between mile markers 11 and 16 due to flash flooding near Floyd. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Bethel | - | Highway 267 closed between milemarkers 10 and 11 due to flash flooding. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Bethel | - | A large area of one foot deep water along Highway 267 between mile markers 6 and 8 made the road impassible. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 898521. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.