New Hope, New Mexico
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1972. It stands in the Dora census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88126. The Survey maps it on the Pep 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
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1954 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Dora SW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
31 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of New Hope (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 14,744 acres in total. 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2011 | Natural | 45 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | KIZER 33 |
| 17 September 2007 | Natural | 14 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Natural | 125 acres | Capitan District | OHARE #2 |
| 9 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | 52 MM |
| 9 August 2011 | Natural | 35 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | HAY |
| 10 August 2004 | Natural | 20 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | 33 EAST |
| 22 July 2017 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Capitan District | CRISWELL |
| 2 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | BUDDYS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of New Hope (historical): 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shasta #1 | Limestone, General | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pep | 4.6 miles | 5 | |
| Richland | 6.6 miles | 5 | |
| Eagle Hill (historical) | 9.4 miles | 6 | |
| Milnesand | 9.4 miles | 6 | |
| Garrison | 10.0 miles | 5 | |
| Dora | 11.4 miles | 6 | |
| Red Lake (historical) | 11.6 miles | 6 | |
| Longs (historical) | 13.4 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 921099. 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.



