BlockOrtiz, New Mexico
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Santa Fe South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87010. It lies near Cunningham Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Golden 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
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1892 USGS San Pedro quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Madrid quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Golden quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Ortiz (historical) between 1994 and 2019, burning about 50 acres in total. 9 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ORTIZ |
| 5 July 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Bernalillo District | CHRISTMAS |
| 28 July 2011 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LONE MOUNTAIN |
| 26 July 1994 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Carson National Forest | not named |
| 23 July 2005 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CEDAR MTN |
| 17 July 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Bernalillo District | 20-60200086N |
| 16 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MADRID |
| 12 July 2004 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | PLACER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Ortiz (historical): 8 past producers, 4 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Clay, Tungsten, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cunningham Hill Mine | Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum | Producer | 1828, 1945 | |
| Gypsy Queen Mine | Gold, Silver, Iron, Lead, Manganese | Past Producer | 1885, 1895 | |
| Live Oak | Silver, Copper, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Lucas Mine | Gold, Copper, Tungsten | Past Producer | 1885 | |
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| New Mexico Earth | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Ortiz Open Pit Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Iridium, Arsenic, Lead, Molybdenum, Tungsten | Past Producer | 1832, 1937 | |
| Ortiz Project | Gold, Silver | Plant | 1833, 1980 | |
| Benton | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Candelaria Mine | Gold | Past Producer | 1867, 1875, 1939 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolores (historical) | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Madrid | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Golden | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Cerrillos | 7.2 miles | 17 | |
| Los Cerrilos | 7.2 miles | 17 | |
| San Pedro | 7.3 miles | 19 | |
| Waldo (historical) | 7.9 miles | 17 | |
| Agua (historical) | 8.0 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 914398. 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.