BlockOld Hachita, New Mexico
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Hurley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88040. It lies near Turquoise Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Playas Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1918 USGS Hachita quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Playas Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Animas quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Old Hachita between 1993 and 2011, burning about 1,674 acres in total. 2 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 | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | HURT |
| 27 July 2000 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | NIGHT |
| 19 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,663 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | HACHITA |
| 28 May 1993 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Las Cruces Field Office | BLACK MT |
| 2 January 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MM34-9 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Old Hachita: 16 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 occurrences, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Silver, Lead, Copper, Copper, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | 1878, 1881, 1960 | |
| Aztec Mine | Calcium | Unknown | ||
| Copper Dick Mine | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | 1890, 1905, 1954 | |
| Copper Dick Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Hornet Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | 1877, 1882, 1958 | |
| Hornet Mine | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Howard Shaft | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| King Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | 1877, 1878, 1941 | |
| Little Hatchet Mountains | Gemstone | Past Producer | 1885 | |
| Little Hatchet Mountains | Tungsten | Occurrence | Scheelite |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 899820. 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.