BlockLeitendorf, New Mexico
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the North Hidalgo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88045. It lies near Wildcat Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Swallow Fork Peak quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Silver City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Swallow Fork Peak quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Lordsburg quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 70 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 70 workings within 5 miles of Leitendorf (historical): 57 past producers, 7 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 2 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Mine | Antimony | Occurrence | Stibnite | |
| Anita | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Anita Mine | Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | 1961 | |
| Battleship | Lead, Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Big Three Group | Gold, Lead, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Big Three Prospect | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Bonney-Misers Chest & 85 Mine & Plt | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc | Plant | ||
| Century Mine | Lead, Tungsten | Producer | Wulfenite | |
| Clementine Claim | Lead, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | 1955 | |
| Fluorite Group | Calcium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silica | Past Producer | 1937 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valedon | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Shakespeare | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| Gary | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Lordsburg | 7.5 miles | 10 | |
| Mondel | 8.4 miles | 8 | |
| Ulmoris | 8.6 miles | 10 | |
| McGhee Wells | 10.4 miles | 9 | |
| Lisbon | 11.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 924488. 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.
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.