BlockNorton, New Mexico
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1971. It stands in the Tucumcari census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88120. It stands on Apache Creek. The Survey maps it on the Norton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 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 Clovis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Clovis quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Norton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
2 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Norton between 1994 and 1998, burning about 560 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 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | WALLACE |
| 25 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | DUKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Norton: 1 producer, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caprock Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | Caliche | |
| Latham Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Red Peak Area Prospects | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Wallace Ranch Prospect | Uranium | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto (historical) | 5.2 miles | 6 | |
| Pleasant Valley (historical) | 10.7 miles | 6 | |
| Wheatland | 11.0 miles | 6 | |
| Plain (historical) | 11.2 miles | 7 | |
| Lesbia | 11.6 miles | 6 | |
| Frio (historical) | 12.1 miles | 6 | |
| San Jon | 12.9 miles | 6 | |
| Cowan (historical) | 13.0 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 898577. 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.