Fairbanks, New Mexico
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Roswell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88203. The Survey maps it on the South Spring quadrangle.
On record in Fairbanks
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- South Spring Ranchlisted 1989 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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 South Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS South Spring quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
64 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Fairbanks between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,047 acres in total. 2 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 | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge | SQUIRREL |
| 15 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 1 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | DARBY |
| 9 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MONTOYA |
| 5 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge | FIREWORKS |
| 5 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | BRASHER |
| 4 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MIDWAY |
| 4 July 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Roswell Field Office | RIVER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Fairbanks: 8 unknowns, 5 producers, 2 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brasher Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Chaves County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | 1991 | |
| Chaves Cty,Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| City of Roswell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Soil | |
| Crusher Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Spring Acres | 0.6 miles | 9 | |
| South Spring | 1.4 miles | 9 | |
| Mountain View | 2.2 miles | 9 | |
| East Grand Plains | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| Roswell | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Midway | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Berrendo (historical) | 7.2 miles | 10 | |
| Chisum | 7.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 899631. 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.





