Cooney, New Mexico
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Reserve census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88039. It lies near Sheridan Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Mogollon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1910 USGS Mogollon quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1912 USGS Mogollon quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Mogollon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Mogollon Mountains quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Mogollon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
46 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Cooney between 1992 and 2019, burning about 174 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 1 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 | 41 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 1995 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Gila National Forest | TOWNSITE |
| 7 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | not named |
| 29 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | SILVER |
| 2 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | not named |
| 13 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | HOGAN |
| 8 July 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | BM |
| 6 July 2001 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Gila National Forest | COPPER |
| 4 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | SILVER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 92 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 92 workings within 5 miles of Cooney: 43 unknowns, 20 past producers, 13 occurrences, 8 producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Silver, Copper, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baby Mine | Uranium, Vanadium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1956 | |
| Bearup Mine | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | 1969 | |
| Cooney Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1875, 1885, 1911 | |
| Cooney Mine | Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Kordic Claim | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Little Fanney Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Producer | 1895, 1934 | |
| Mogollon District | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron | Producer | 1875, 1879 | |
| Pacific Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| The Lime Kiln | Calcium | Unknown | ||
| Trilby Mine | Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | Argentite, Gold |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claremont | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Mogollon | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Alma | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Glenwood | 8.3 miles | 14 | |
| Wilcox Peak | 9.8 miles | 14 | |
| Pleasanton | 10.9 miles | 14 | |
| Lower San Francisco Plaza | 16.6 miles | 14 | |
| Rancho Grande Estates | 18.4 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Cooney | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5167678 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 905303. 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.








