BlockCutter, New Mexico
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Truth or Consequences East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87901. It lies near Black Hill. The Survey maps it on the Cutter quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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 Tucson Spring quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Tularosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Tularosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Engle quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Truth or Consequences quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Cutter quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS Cutter quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Cutter between 1992 and 2003, burning about 505 acres in total. 3 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 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 1994 | Natural | 500 acres | Las Cruces Field Office | CUTTER |
| 16 June 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | OUTLAW |
| 23 October 1992 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Gila National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Cutter: 1 unknown, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Geothermal, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleman Ranch | Gemstone | Past Producer | Petrified Wood | |
| Federal M Number One | Geothermal | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jornada | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Engle | 8.1 miles | 12 | |
| Elephant Butte | 10.5 miles | 14 | |
| Upham | 12.0 miles | 9 | |
| Truth or Consequences | 13.1 miles | 9 | |
| Elephant Butte Estates | 13.1 miles | 14 | |
| Hot Springs Landing | 14.2 miles | 14 | |
| Las Palomas | 14.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 898755. 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.