BlockChico, New Mexico
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Springer census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87740. It lies near Pipeline Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Point of Rocks Mesa quadrangle.
On record in Chico
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Dorsey Mansionlisted 1970 · 0.1 miles away
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 Raton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Raton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1974 USGS Point Of Rocks Mesa quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Springer quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Chico between 1994 and 2019, burning about 663 acres in total. 7 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2000 | Natural | 100 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | RICE |
| 20 August 2019 | Natural | 32 acres | Cimarron District | 20-20360194X |
| 20 August 2019 | Natural | 15 acres | Cimarron District | 20-20390198X |
| 2 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CHICO |
| 18 July 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Cimarron District | POINT OF ROCKS |
| 17 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LAUGHLIN |
| 7 June 2000 | Natural | 350 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CHRISTMAS |
| 17 June 2018 | Natural | 35 acres | Cimarron District | FUDGE HILL |
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 Chico: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Blanco (historical) | 6.9 miles | 8 | |
| Tafoya (historical) | 7.5 miles | 8 | |
| Farley | 12.3 miles | 8 | |
| Kiowa | 12.4 miles | 8 | |
| Abbott | 13.0 miles | 8 | |
| Tinaja | 15.5 miles | 8 | |
| Maxwell | 18.9 miles | 11 | |
| Taylor Springs | 19.3 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 902210. 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.