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Hargis, New Mexico

6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1967. It stands in the Tucumcari census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88401. The Survey maps it on the Liberty Mesa quadrangle.

Hargis within Quay County

On record in Hargis

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 6 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

7 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Hargis between 2000 and 2020, burning about 1,878 acres in total. 1 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/undetermined4
Natural1
Debris and open burning1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
28 June 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreLas Vegas DistrictR . EVETTS
28 June 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionCAMINO
26 June 2020Natural140 acresLas Vegas District20-40880722X
18 June 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined100 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionWRIGHT
23 May 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionBLUE WATER
16 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined120 acresNew Mexico State Forestry Divisionnot named
15 March 2000Debris and open burning1,500 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionGOLF

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Quay County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Hargis: 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Quay County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Tucumcari5.2 miles6
Hanley (historical)5.3 miles6
Palomas5.5 miles6
Lesbia12.7 miles6
Ogle (historical)13.2 miles6
Montoya13.5 miles6
Frio (historical)14.2 miles6
Quay14.9 miles6

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 898551. 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.