BlockMcCune, New Mexico
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Red Rock census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87311. The Survey maps it on the Church Rock quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1886 USGS Wingate quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Wingate quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Church Rock quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1967 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of McCune between 2004 and 2020, burning about 1 acre in total. None 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 | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bernalillo District | 20-61880691X |
| 15 June 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | SPRNGSTD-1 |
| 11 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bernalillo District | 20-61770642X |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of McCune: 15 unknowns, 14 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Vanadium, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Wingate Army Depot Well | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Becenti Mine | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| Diamond No. 2 Mine | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1952, 1953, 1970 | |
| Foutz No. 1 and No. 2 Mines | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1953, 1954 | |
| Foutz No. 3 Mine | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1953, 1955 | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Rock | 0.6 miles | 15 | |
| White Cliffs | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Navajo Wingate Village | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Zuni | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Wingate | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Rehoboth | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Perea | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Fort Wingate | 4.9 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 898675. 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.