Mimbres, New Mexico
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Mimbres census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88049. It lies near Georgetown Canyon. The Survey maps it on the San Lorenzo quadrangle. 390 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 5,971 feet above sea level.
On record in Mimbres
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 7 records
- Hooks-Moore Storelisted 1988
- Otto Huechling Houselisted 1988
- Mimbres Schoollisted 1988
- William Redding Houselisted 1988
- George Sibole Storelisted 1988
- Ysabel Valencia Houselisted 1988
- Dr. Granville Wood Houselisted 1988
Surveyed buildings and structures 6 records
- Black Canyon Big Bridge, National Forest System Road 150/North Star Road, Mimbresfederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Black Canyon Small Bridge, National Forest System Road 150/North Star Road, Mimbresfederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Indian Creek Bridge, National Forest System Road 150/North Star Road, Mimbresfederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Terry Canyon Bridge #1, National Forest System Road 150/North Star Road, Mimbresfederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Terry Canyon Bridge #3, National Forest System Road 150/North Star Road, Mimbresfederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Terry Canyon Bridge #4, National Forest System Road 150/North Star Road, Mimbresfederal building survey, 1 photograph
Population over time
2 figuresMimbres fell from 667 to 390 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 667 | |
| 2020 | 390 | -277 (-42%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS San Lorenzo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Hatch quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS San Lorenzo quadrangle1:24000
- 1999 USGS San Lorenzo quadrangle1:24000
Photographs
6 photographs,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
64 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Mimbres between 1992 and 2020, burning about 279 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MILLER |
| 9 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | not named |
| 6 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | HENDRICKS |
| 17 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | DOCTOR |
| 17 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | not named |
| 9 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LAWS |
| 9 July 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | RABBIT |
| 3 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LOWER ACLAIN |
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 Mimbres: 22 past producers, 6 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Manganese, Copper, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Mine | Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1875, 1942 | |
| Commercial Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| Georgetown Mines | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1866, 1873, 1893 | |
| Hamlett Claims | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | Replacement | |
| Naiad Queen Mine | Lead, Silver, Vanadium, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| San Cristobal Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1953 | |
| Shingle Canyon Mine | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Shingle Canyon Mines | Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1955 | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper, Silver, Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Naiad Queen Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1866, 1875, 1945 |
Storms near this place
7 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mimbres in 7 storm reports between 2007 and 2013: 4 hail, 3 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2007 | Hail | Mimbres | $20,000 | Hail, mainly quarter to pin pong ball size, accumulated to a depth of at least a foot in Mimbres. The sound that accompanied the hail shaft while still in the distance was described as a roar. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Mimbres | $2,000 | Aklan Hill Road was closed north of Mimbres due to flooding. A water rescue was performed. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Mimbres | - | Nickel size hail was reported to a depth of 3 inches along Highway 152 between San Lorenzo and Emory Pass. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Mimbres | - | Forest Service personnel reported 3 to 4 feet of water was running down the mimbres river 1 to 2 miles north of Mimbres Ranger Station. Low water crossing on Forest Road 150 near mile marker 35 flowing about 4 to 5 feet deep. |
| September 2007 | Flash Flood | Mimbres | - | Roads were flooded and culverts washed out around Mimbres. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Mimbres | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Mimbres | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casas Adobes | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| San Lorenzo | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Fierro | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Union Hill | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Santa Rita (historical) | 5.6 miles | 17 | |
| Wimsattville | 6.6 miles | 17 | |
| Hanover | 6.6 miles | 17 | |
| Turnerville | 6.7 miles | 17 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Mimbres | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6016704 | 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 908770. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





