BlockBlackdom, New Mexico
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Dexter census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88230. The Survey maps it on the Peters Lake 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 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.
- 1949 USGS Peters Lake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
39 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Blackdom (historical) between 1992 and 2016, burning about 360 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 | 24 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 August 2005 | Natural | 9.0 acres | Roswell Field Office | ANNAPOLIS |
| 25 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ROADSIDE |
| 16 August 2012 | Natural | 23 acres | Roswell Field Office | ZUBI |
| 25 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Roswell Field Office | OJIBWA 2 |
| 24 July 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.7 acres | Capitan District | TIRE |
| 6 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Roswell Field Office | MM 94 |
| 28 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Roswell Field Office | SHAWNEE |
| 27 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Roswell Field Office | CHESSER |
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Blackdom (historical): 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hackberry Ranch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter | 7.6 miles | 9 | |
| Chisum | 8.3 miles | 9 | |
| Lake Van | 8.3 miles | 9 | |
| Greenfield | 8.5 miles | 9 | |
| Midway | 9.6 miles | 9 | |
| Hagerman | 10.2 miles | 8 | |
| Mossman | 11.2 miles | 8 | |
| South Spring | 12.0 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 920069. 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.