BlockPaxton Springs, New Mexico
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Grants census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87020. The Survey maps it on the Paxton Springs 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
10 surveys from 22 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.
- 1886 USGS Wingate quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Wingate quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1952 USGS Paxton Springs quadrangle1:24000, 8 printings
- 1954 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Zuni quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Paxton Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
233 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 233 fires within 5 miles of Paxton Springs (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,190 acres in total. 191 started naturally. 6 were 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 | 191 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | El Malpais National Monument | HIGHWAY II |
| 6 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | LAVA |
| 3 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | El Malpais National Monument | ARAGON SPRINGS |
| 22 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | El Malpais National Monument | YUCKO FIRE |
| 19 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | BARK |
| 19 September 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Cibola National Forest | DEER |
| 18 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | PIT |
| 1 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | CAPULIN CANYON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 64 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 64 workings within 5 miles of Paxton Springs (historical): 40 occurrences, 13 past producers, 7 unknowns, 3 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Volcanic Materials, Barium-Barite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonita Mine | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Breece Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Materials Pit 64-50-S | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Candelaria Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Bonita Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | 1942, 1949 | |
| Bonita Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | 1942, 1949 | |
| Juniper Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | 1945 | |
| Unnamed Cinder Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Cinder Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 909517. 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.