BlockMossman, New Mexico
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Hagerman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88232. The Survey maps it on the Hagerman quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1951 USGS Hagerman quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
19 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Mossman between 1992 and 2019, burning about 4,027 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 110 acres | Roswell Field Office | PUEBLO2 |
| 4 July 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Southwestern Native Aquatic Resources & Recovery Center | HATCHERY |
| 26 July 2005 | Natural | 37 acres | Roswell Field Office | ARTHUR |
| 1 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,920 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | WILTON |
| 5 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Roswell Field Office | TRACKS |
| 2 June 2002 | Natural | 50 acres | Roswell Field Office | BUFFALO |
| 6 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Roswell Field Office | OTTAWA |
| 28 May 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Roswell Field Office | POOL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Mossman: 4 unknowns, 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Rio Felix 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Arthur | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Hagerman | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Greenfield | 7.7 miles | 9 | |
| Lake Van | 9.6 miles | 9 | |
| Dexter | 9.9 miles | 9 | |
| Blackdom (historical) | 11.2 miles | 8 | |
| South Mill | 13.6 miles | 8 | |
| Chisum | 14.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 898825. 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.