BlockPark Springs, New Mexico
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1963. It stands in the Las Vegas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87701. It stands on Pamilla Creek. The Survey maps it on the Chaperito quadrangle.
On record in Park Springs
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Park Springs Ranch Headquarters Complexlisted 2008 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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 Corazon quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Corazon quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Chaperito quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Park Springs between 1996 and 2019, burning about 3,174 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 | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 174 acres | Las Vegas District | 20-40300251X |
| 29 May 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | GRASS |
| 11 February 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3,000 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | GREEN |
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Park Springs: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Springs Ranch | Uranium | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaperito | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Montosa | 11.0 miles | 13 | |
| Tecolotito | 12.4 miles | 13 | |
| La Liendre | 12.8 miles | 14 | |
| Cabra Springs (historical) | 14.7 miles | 13 | |
| Salitre | 15.1 miles | 13 | |
| Apache Springs | 15.9 miles | 14 | |
| San Augustin | 17.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 898686. 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.