BlockMcGaffey, New Mexico
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Red Rock census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87316. It lies near Train Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Fort Wingate quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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 Fort Wingate quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Zuni quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Fort Wingate quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
113 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of McGaffey between 1992 and 2020, burning about 79 acres in total. 73 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 73 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | DEER TANK |
| 5 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | GRASSHOPPER |
| 30 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MCGAFFEY |
| 3 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | SINGLE TREE |
| 19 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | 400 |
| 19 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | TAMPICO |
| 18 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | MCGAFFEY |
| 6 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | ANDREWS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of McGaffey: 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resurrection | Uranium, Copper | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Page | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Fort Wingate | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| Upper Nutria | 7.9 miles | 16 | |
| Bread Springs | 8.2 miles | 16 | |
| Jamestown | 8.3 miles | 17 | |
| Pinehaven | 8.7 miles | 16 | |
| Sundance | 8.7 miles | 16 | |
| Perea | 8.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 908517. 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.