Frazier, New Mexico
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Northeast Chaves census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88201. The Survey maps it on the Acme 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
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 Roswell quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Acme quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Salt Creek quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
75 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Frazier (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,739 acres in total. 15 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 | 31 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge | EAST RIVER |
| 12 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CIRCLE |
| 3 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge | RIVER |
| 25 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ACME |
| 17 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge | TRASHY |
| 11 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SCHOOL |
| 6 July 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge | NORTH PECOS |
| 6 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SCHOOLHOUSE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Frazier (historical): 15 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurford Pit | Limestone, General | Unknown | ||
| Acme Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Jesse E.Hite Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mc Carty Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Sand Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acme | 0.4 miles | 8 | |
| Melena | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| Campbell | 7.2 miles | 8 | |
| McDermott Wells | 13.7 miles | 8 | |
| Berrendo (historical) | 14.2 miles | 10 | |
| Elkins | 16.1 miles | 8 | |
| Roswell | 17.3 miles | 10 | |
| Fairbanks | 18.7 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 920214. 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.




