Garrison, 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.
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
175 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 175 fires within 5 miles of Garrison between 1992 and 2020, burning about 196 acres in total. 112 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 | 112 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | ALAMEDA |
| 5 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LA JARA-2 |
| 30 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | NACIMIENTO |
| 28 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | JUNCTION |
| 24 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Santa Fe National Forest | HERRERA |
| 20 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | COUNTY ROAD 13 |
| 2 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | EUREKA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Garrison: 14 past producers, 5 prospects, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Copper City | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Placita | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Cuba | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Copper City (historical) | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| La Jara | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Lagunitas | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Señorito | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Upper La Jara | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Deer Lake | 5.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 936785. 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.








