BlockCooper, New Mexico
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Corona census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88301. It lies near Ancho Valley. The Survey maps it on the Little Black Peak NE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1950 USGS Little Black Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Carrizozo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Little Black Peak NE quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
10 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Cooper between 1995 and 2007, burning about 78 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | 54-MM 147 |
| 26 June 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 70 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 18 June 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MM140 |
| 4 May 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MM150 |
| 20 May 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | TRUCK |
| 7 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LOST DEER |
| 23 April 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 8 December 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Cooper: 3 unknowns, 3 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Iron, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Copper, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knight Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Alpha Mill | Copper, Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Alpha Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Ancho Gypsum | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Ancho Gypsum Deposits | Gypsum-Anhydrite, Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | Gypsum | |
| Big Bear | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Iron Jack No 1 & No 2 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Ancho Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect | ||
| Ancho Fire Clay Deposit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | 1902, 1922 |
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 899587. 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.