Copper City, New Mexico
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Cuba census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87013. The Survey maps it on the Cuba quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1909 USGS Gallina quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Cuba quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Cuba quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Cuba quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 2002 USGS Cuba quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
166 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 166 fires within 5 miles of Copper City (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 205 acres in total. 106 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 | 106 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Santa Fe National Forest | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | ESTRELLA #1 |
| 6 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | ESTRELLA #2 |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | ALAMEDA |
| 30 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | NACIMIENTO |
| 3 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | LAKE |
| 29 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Albuquerque District Office | HWY 44 |
| 25 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | BLUE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Copper City (historical): 15 past producers, 5 prospects, 2 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Bros | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Eureka Mesa Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Eureka Mine | Silver, Copper | Past Producer | 1885, 1956 | |
| Morningstar Prospect | Gold, Copper | Prospect | 1961 | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Nacimiento Copper Mine | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1859, 1971 | |
| Nacimiento Mountains District | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1850, 1880, 1974 | |
| Bluebird Claim | Uranium, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Chalcocite | Copper, Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Cliff | Copper, Uranium | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Señorito | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Cuba | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Deer Lake | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Garrison | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| La Placita | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| San Pablo | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Lagunitas | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| San Miguel | 6.1 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 902398. 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.








