Newton, New Mexico
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Hurley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88061. It lies near Lone Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Hurley West 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 12 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.
- 1909 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Hurley West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Hurley West quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
115 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of Newton (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 4,510 acres in total. 12 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 | 73 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2011 | Natural | 177 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | RUNNING IRON |
| 5 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CACTUS |
| 3 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CHERRY |
| 11 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | BOBS |
| 9 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MAUDES |
| 7 July 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | KOA |
| 4 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 4 July 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | FIREWORKS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Newton (historical): 18 past producers, 5 prospects, 2 producers, 2 plants. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Manganese, Copper, Gold, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Chino Copper Smelter | Copper | Plant | ||
| Ben Hur Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | 1950 | |
| Chino Concentrator | Molybdenum, Copper, Silver, Gold | Plant | ||
| Hurley Lime Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lone Mountain Manganese Mine | Manganese, Silver | Past Producer | 1885, 1955 | |
| Saint Helena Group | Gold, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Texas Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1900 | |
| Texas Mine | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Ben Hur Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Causland Property | Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | Replacement |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Hurley | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Hurley | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Silver Acres | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Bayard | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Central | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Santa Clara | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Arenas Valley | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Tyrone | 5.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 919879. 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.






