BlockMimbres, New Mexico
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Deming South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88029. The Survey maps it on the Malpais Hill quadrangle. It stands 4,347 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 11 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.
- 1917 USGS Hermanas quadrangle1:62500
- 1918 USGS Hermanas quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Hermanas quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS El Paso quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS El Paso quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS El Paso quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS El Paso quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Malpais Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Malpais Hill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Mimbres between 2009 and 2020, burning about 2 acres 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Las Cruces Field Office | WINDMILL |
| 1 July 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Las Cruces Field Office | POWERLINE |
| 10 June 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Socorro District | INTREPID |
| 19 January 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Socorro District | LOST |
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 Mimbres: 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindberg | Gemstone | Prospect | ||
| Tres Hermanas Travertine Deposit | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Border City (historical) | 6.3 miles | 17 | |
| Columbus | 6.3 miles | 17 | |
| Hermanas | 11.0 miles | 10 | |
| Waterloo | 12.8 miles | 17 | |
| Arena | 18.0 miles | 9 | |
| Sunshine | 23.3 miles | 14 | |
| Cedar Grove (historical) | 26.0 miles | 9 | |
| Mountain View | 29.6 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.
| Wikipedia article on Mimbres | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q30621555 | 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 898575. 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.