BlockKelly, New Mexico
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Magdalena census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87825. It lies near Mistletoe Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Magdalena quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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 Socorro quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Magdalena quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Magdalena quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Magdalena quadrangle1:24000
- 1995 USGS Magdalena quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
55 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Kelly between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,311 acres in total. 34 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 | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | DARK |
| 31 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | JORDON CANYON |
| 3 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | ELLIS |
| 25 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | MILL |
| 19 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | HIKER |
| 18 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | JORDAN |
| 13 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | HOP |
| 9 July 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Socorro Field Office | KELLY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 69 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 69 workings within 5 miles of Kelly: 35 past producers, 19 prospects, 11 occurrences, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchor | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Belle Claim Patented In 1882 | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | 1957 | |
| Cavern and Grand Ledge | Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Ellis Canyon Prospect | Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Enterprise Tunnels | Zinc, Lead, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Germany | Lead, Copper, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Gofor and Spire Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | Chalcocite, Covellite, Pyrite | |
| Hardscrabble | Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Heister | Lead, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Jack Frost Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Vanadium, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1925 |
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 907521. 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.