BlockBluewater, New Mexico
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Red Rock census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87323. It lies near Pine Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Pine Canyon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1886 USGS Wingate quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Wingate quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Pine Canyon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Zuni quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Pine Canyon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
34 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Bluewater between 1993 and 2020, burning about 23 acres in total. 27 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 | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | TUSAS |
| 30 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | not named |
| 28 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | GULCH |
| 22 August 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Cibola National Forest | ACORN |
| 20 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | TUSAS |
| 20 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | SAWYER |
| 17 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | FOSSIL |
| 1 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Bluewater: 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, Dimension, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimbler Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit 61-15-S | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit 78-24-S | Limestone, Dimension | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homer C Jones | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| South Chaves | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| North Chaves | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Thoreau | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| Prewitt | 7.8 miles | 17 | |
| Continental Divide | 10.6 miles | 16 | |
| Red Rock Ranch | 10.8 miles | 15 | |
| Gonzales | 11.0 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2806709. 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.