BlockChappel, New Mexico
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Fairacres census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88044. It lies near White Flat. The Survey maps it on the Mount Aden 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.
- 1941 USGS Aden quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Aden quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Deming quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Mount Aden quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS Mount Aden quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Chappel between 1995 and 2011, burning about 6 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.4 acres | Las Cruces Field Office | I 10 |
| 17 April 2011 | Other causes | 2.1 acres | Las Cruces Field Office | MM 116 |
| 21 February 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | I-25 55N |
| 9 January 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Las Cruces Field Office | CAMBRAY |
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Chappel: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Volcanic Materials, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension, Volcanic Materials. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donna Mtn. Mine and Plant | Stone, Dimension, Volcanic Materials | Producer | ||
| Materials Pit 68-18-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Donna Mountain Mine | Volcanic Materials | Producer | ||
| Name Unknown Scoria Deposit | Volcanic Materials | Producer | Scoria |
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 920576. 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.