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Hematite, New Mexico

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Cimarron census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87718. It stands on Hematite Park. The Survey maps it on the Red River Pass quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Hematite within Colfax County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 10 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

28 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Hematite (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 21 acres in total. 18 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
Natural18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Recreation and ceremony3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Debris and open burning1

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
14 September 1992Debris and open burning5.0 acresCarson National Forestnot named
13 September 2019Naturalunder an acreCimarron District20-20480249X
5 August 2019Naturalunder an acreCimarron District20-20310163X
5 August 2005Naturalunder an acreCarson National ForestNORTHWEST
5 August 2000Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionQUAKERRIDGE
19 August 2001Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionWILDOAK
16 August 2020Naturalunder an acreCimarron DistrictCABIN TOP
13 August 2004Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionMARTINEZ

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Colfax County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 57 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 57 workings within 5 miles of Hematite (historical): 31 prospects, 16 past producers, 6 unknowns, 3 occurrences. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold, Copper. 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
Ajax Tunnel ProspectSilver, Gold, Copper, LeadProspect
Black Copper GroupZinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Black Copper MineSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, ZincPast Producer1895
Copper King MineMolybdenum, Copper, SilverPast Producer1867, 1955
Dyke Tunnel ProspectMolybdenum, Gold, CopperProspect
Esther ProspectLead, CopperProspect
Free Gold and Emerald ClaimsGold, Copper, SilverPast Producer1895
Golden GooseGold, CalciumProspect
GraniteCopper, MolybdenumPast Producer
Jacks and Sixes GroupGold, Molybdenum, SilverProspect

Every working recorded in Colfax 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
Moreno (historical)4.0 miles10
Elizabethtown4.6 miles11
Val Verde Ski Area7.1 miles11
Idlewild7.7 miles11
Virginia City8.1 miles13
Deep Tunnel (historical)8.2 miles15
Eagle Nest8.5 miles11
Lakeview Pines10.4 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 932876. 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.