Little Walnut Village, New Mexico
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Silver City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88061. It lies near Gomez Peak. The Survey maps it on the Silver City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1909 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
156 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 156 fires within 5 miles of Little Walnut Village between 1992 and 2020, burning about 177 acres in total. 31 started naturally. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Natural | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | MILL |
| 24 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Gila National Forest | not named |
| 23 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Gila National Forest | not named |
| 20 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | not named |
| 2 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gila National Forest | BEAR CREEK 3 |
| 17 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gila National Forest | BEN LILLY 2 |
| 14 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gila National Forest | BEN LILLY |
| 13 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Gila National Forest | FUZZY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 72 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 72 workings within 5 miles of Little Walnut Village: 59 past producers, 7 prospects, 3 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Arizona Mine | Zinc, Copper, Lead, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Ash Spring Canyon Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Atlantic Mine | Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Atlas No. 2 | Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Baltic Mine | Silver, Lead, Manganese, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | 1872, 1875, 1939 | |
| Calumet Mine | Zinc, Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | 1891, 1952 | |
| Chloride Flat Mines | Silver, Manganese, Iron, Copper, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | 1872, 1875, 1944 | |
| Cleveland Mine | Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1895, 1949 | |
| Cleveland Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinos Altos | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Silver City | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Arenas Valley | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Fort Bayard | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Silver Acres | 7.3 miles | 13 | |
| Central | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Santa Clara | 7.6 miles | 13 | |
| Redstone | 8.2 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 898877. 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.







