Hagerman Heights, New Mexico
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Carlsbad census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88220. It sits by Wildcat Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Carlsbad East quadrangle.
On record in Hagerman Heights
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.
First National Bank of Eddylisted 1976 · 0.5 miles away
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.
- 1939 USGS Carlsbad quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Carlsbad quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Carlsbad quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Carlsbad quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Carlsbad quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Carlsbad East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
100 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 100 fires within 5 miles of Hagerman Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 323 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 were 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 | 62 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Roswell Field Office | TORNADO2 |
| 18 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Roswell Field Office | RELIEF |
| 6 August 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | RELIEF 2 |
| 2 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | TOWNSEND |
| 10 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LIVING DESER |
| 10 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Roswell Field Office | AVALON |
| 9 July 2020 | Fireworks | under an acre | Capitan District | 21-50130053X |
| 6 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | HIDALGO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Hagerman Heights: 6 producers, 4 unknowns. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy County Pits | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| New Mexico Salt Company | Salt | Producer | ||
| Townsite Salt | Salt | Unknown | ||
| Constructors Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Constructors Pit Inc. Crusher | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Constructors, Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Eddy County Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Rose Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlsbad | 0.5 miles | 11 | |
| San Jose | 0.8 miles | 11 | |
| La Huerta | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| West Carlsbad | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Otis | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Avalon | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| Four Forks | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Barber Crossing | 10.4 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122545811 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 899661. 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.





