BlockMcNierney, New Mexico
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Socorro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87823. It stands on Arroyo del Puertecito. The Survey maps it on the Lemitar 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.
- 1906 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1916 USGS La Joya quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Lemitar quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
58 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of McNierney between 1995 and 2019, burning about 438 acres in total. 3 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 | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2010 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge | BOWLING GREEN |
| 5 July 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge | CEMETERY |
| 3 June 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ROBERTA |
| 27 June 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SLAYTON |
| 22 June 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ACACIA |
| 2 June 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CORDOVA |
| 16 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | I-25 MM 154 |
| 12 June 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of McNierney: 8 unknowns, 5 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Calcium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silica, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelder-Everheart Prospect | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Joyita Prospects | Iron, Calcium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polvadera | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Chamizal | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Lemitar | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Alamillo | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| San Acacia | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Pueblito | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| La Joyita (historical) | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Escondida | 6.4 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122550544 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 899762. 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.