Martinez, New Mexico
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Estancia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87015. The Survey maps it on the Chilili quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1917 USGS Estancia quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Chilili quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Estancia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Belen quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Chilili quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
74 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Martinez between 1992 and 2020, burning about 730 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 27 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 16 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 10 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 270 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 8 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bernalillo District | 21-60520186X |
| 22 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | STEVE |
| 21 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | NM189 |
| 9 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Bernalillo District | 21-60200055X |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Martinez: 4 occurrences, 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Don Mine | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Tina | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Schockley | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Tina Barite Deposit | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Tina Prospect | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallegos | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Pine Springs | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Moriarty | 7.5 miles | 10 | |
| Otto | 10.9 miles | 17 | |
| McIntosh | 11.9 miles | 10 | |
| Witt | 13.2 miles | 10 | |
| Antelope Springs | 13.2 miles | 10 | |
| Estancia Ranchettes | 14.5 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 898674. 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.







