BlockMexican Springs, New Mexico
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Navajo Nation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87320. The Survey maps it on the Tohatchi quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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
- 1955 USGS Tohatchi quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Tohatchi quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
6 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Mexican Springs between 1994 and 2018, burning about 14 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 August 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | HIDDEN |
| 1 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | TOHATCHI-1 |
| 14 June 2018 | Smoking | 2.5 acres | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | TOHATCHI |
| 16 May 2004 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | MEXICANSPG |
| 24 December 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | RT9/491 JCT |
| 24 December 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | NRT 9503 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Mexican Springs: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Hwy Pit No. 56-12-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| State Hwy Pit No. 57-19-S | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakaibito | 0.0 miles | 15 | |
| Tohatchi | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Twin Lakes | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Brimhall Nizhoni | 9.9 miles | 13 | |
| Coyote Canyon | 11.0 miles | 13 | |
| Yah-ta-hey | 11.6 miles | 13 | |
| Rock Springs | 12.7 miles | 15 | |
| Navajo | 13.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 902834. 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.