BlockLagunas, New Mexico
15 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 87701. It stands on Cañada de Cabo Lucero. The Survey maps it on the Ojitos Frios quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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 Las Vegas quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ojitos Frios quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Ojitos Frios quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
62 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Lagunas between 1992 and 2020, burning about 245 acres in total. 35 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 | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Las Vegas District | 20-40250234X |
| 29 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ENCHANTMENT |
| 10 September 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MINERAL FIRE |
| 8 August 2005 | Natural | 2.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | BARNETT |
| 12 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LUCERO |
| 6 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | 337 |
| 6 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MINERAL |
| 5 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | JUSTIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Lagunas: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammond Mine | Copper | Past Producer | 1917, 1918 | |
| Hammond Mine | Copper | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ojitos Frios | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| San Pablo | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Santa Ana | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| La Manga | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Agua Zarca | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Gabaldon | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Cedar Hill | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| San Geronimo | 4.6 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 907809. 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.