Holy Ghost, New Mexico
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Pecos census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87573. It stands on Doctor Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cowles quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1889 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Cowles quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1983 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Cowles quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
95 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Holy Ghost between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10,270 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 41 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Santa Fe National Forest | WILLOW |
| 7 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | TRACT |
| 6 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | LINK |
| 4 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | not named |
| 1 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | RIDGE |
| 1 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | LINKS |
| 4 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | not named |
| 3 August 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | DAVIS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Holy Ghost: 3 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Lead, Bismuth. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene R. Long Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Jones Mine | Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | 1899 | |
| Pecos Mine | Zinc, Lead, Bismuth | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Pecos Mine | Zinc, Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Willow Creek District-New Mexico | Zinc, Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Jones Mine | Copper | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tererro | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Tres Lagunas | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Grass Mountain Summer Home Area | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Winsor Creek Summer Home | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Cowles | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Geronimo | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| El Macho | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Upper La Posada | 7.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 907043. 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.






