BlockMonista, New Mexico
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Alamogordo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88330. It lies near Dillard Draw. The Survey maps it on the Holloman quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1916 USGS Point Of Sands quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Holloman quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Holloman SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Holloman quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS White Sands quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Monista (historical) between 1995 and 2010, burning about 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
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 April 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SAWDUST |
| 25 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Capitan District | BOLES ACRES |
| 17 March 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MM203 |
| 6 February 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LINDA LANE |
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 Monista (historical): 1 unknown, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, 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 Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| White Sands Gypsum | Gypsum-Anhydrite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boles Acres | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Omlee | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Alamogordo | 7.5 miles | 12 | |
| Valmont | 7.6 miles | 9 | |
| Point of Sands | 8.8 miles | 10 | |
| Dog Canyon Estates | 8.9 miles | 9 | |
| Kearney | 11.0 miles | 12 | |
| La Luz | 12.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 919913. 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.