Derry, New Mexico
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Truth or Consequences East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87933. It lies near Green Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Garfield quadrangle. It stands 4,117 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1955 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Garfield quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Hatch quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Garfield quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
13 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Derry between 1998 and 2019, burning about 136 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 June 2015 | Natural | 5.3 acres | Las Cruces Field Office | WAGONEER |
| 20 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Socorro District | JONES HOLE |
| 1 May 2006 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 27 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Las Cruces Field Office | 52 |
| 23 April 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CHURCH |
| 5 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | GHOST HOUSE |
| 3 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | DAIRY |
| 28 March 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | JONES |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Derry: 10 occurrences, 9 unknowns, 5 past producers, 5 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fluorine-Fluorite, Manganese, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperanza Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead | Occurrence | Fluorite, Galena | |
| Jones-Reiland Claims 1940's | Manganese, Tungsten | Occurrence | Psilomelane | |
| Manganese Hill Group | Manganese, Tungsten | Past Producer | 1942 | |
| Nakaye Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite, Manganese | Past Producer | 1920, 1952 | |
| Red Star Claims | Barium-Barite, Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Hill Top | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Jones-Reiland | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Manganese Hill | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Alamo | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Alvarez Claims | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | Fluorite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrey | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Oasis | 9.6 miles | 9 | |
| Caballo | 13.0 miles | 9 | |
| Alivio | 14.3 miles | 9 | |
| Lake Valley | 15.9 miles | 9 | |
| Upham | 16.3 miles | 9 | |
| Hillsboro | 17.7 miles | 11 | |
| Las Palomas | 19.0 miles | 11 |
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 Derry | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19461324 | 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 888335. 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.




