BlockGibson, New Mexico
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Red Rock census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87301. It lies in Gibson Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Gallup East quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Gibson
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.
El Morro Theaterlisted 1988 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1886 USGS Wingate quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Wingate quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Gallup East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Gallup East quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Gibson (historical) in 1996, burning about 23 acres in total. None 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 June 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MENTMORE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Gibson (historical): 5 past producers, 4 unknowns, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Pumice, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallup Brick & Tile Co | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hogback Mine | Vanadium, Uranium | Past Producer | 1950, 1951, 1960 | |
| J & S Enterprise | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Red Dog Pit | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Twin Buttes | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Car-Ball 13 Uran Deposit | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Hyde Mine | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Elkins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gallup Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weaver (historical) | 0.7 miles | 15 | |
| Gamerco | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Heaton (historical) | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Gallup | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Allison | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Yah-ta-hey | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Rock Springs | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Rehoboth | 5.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 917630. 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.