BlockGrafton, New Mexico
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Truth or Consequences West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87943. It lies near Alaska Draw. The Survey maps it on the Iron Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1954 USGS Tucson Spring quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Tularosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Tularosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Truth or Consequences quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1999 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
21 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Grafton between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,749 acres in total. 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2000 | Natural | 15 acres | Gila National Forest | FAHL |
| 6 July 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | ALEXANDER |
| 5 July 2008 | Natural | 929 acres | Socorro District | HIPP CREEK |
| 29 July 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | not named |
| 2 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | POVERTY |
| 2 July 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 680 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | BUSTER |
| 18 July 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | FOUR |
| 13 July 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | POVERTY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Grafton: 9 producers, 7 unknowns, 4 past producers, 3 occurrences. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold, Copper, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Elephant Mine | Copper, Lead, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Great Republic Mine | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead | Producer | 1906, 1941 | |
| Little Granite Mine 1887 | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper | Producer | 1885, 1980 | |
| Northern Light | Gold, Silver, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Readjustor | Copper, Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit 64-16-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dreadnaught | Silver, Gold, Copper | Producer | ||
| Dreadnaught Mine 1880's | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1885 |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 906676. 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.