Boyd, New Mexico
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Las Cruces census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88011. It lies near Baldy Peak. The Survey maps it on the Organ Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1891 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1941 USGS Organ Peak quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Organ Peak quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Organ Peak quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Organ Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
28 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Boyd between 1992 and 2019, burning about 8,147 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Natural | 200 acres | Las Cruces Field Office | SOLEDAD |
| 7 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Las Cruces Field Office | SUNDAY |
| 3 August 1998 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Las Cruces Field Office | S.RABBIT |
| 25 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Las Cruces Field Office | HARVE |
| 15 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Las Cruces Field Office | DRIPPING S |
| 10 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Las Cruces Field Office | SPOT |
| 10 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Las Cruces Field Office | SOTOL |
| 10 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Las Cruces Field Office | ANVIL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Boyd: 10 past producers, 5 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 2 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite, Lead, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Canyon Mine | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Modoc | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Modoc Mine | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | 1855, 1880, 1917 | |
| Orejon Mine | Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Specularite, Sphalerite | |
| Silver Cliff Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | Barite, Fluorite | |
| Texas Canyon Group | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Texas Main Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver, Barium-Barite, Bismuth, Tellurium, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1895, 1939 | |
| Unnamed Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand and Gravel | |
| Orejon | Lead, Copper, Silver | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modoc (historical) | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| White Sands | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Organ | 7.2 miles | 19 | |
| Spaceport City | 7.7 miles | 17 | |
| University Park | 9.9 miles | 15 | |
| Tortugas | 10.2 miles | 15 | |
| Mesilla Park | 10.7 miles | 15 | |
| Las Cruces | 10.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 899548. 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.








