BlockPennington, New Mexico
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Clayton South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88424. The Survey maps it on the Pennington quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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 Dalhart quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Dalhart quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Dalhart quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Pennington quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Clayton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Pennington between 2018 and 2020, burning about 54 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2019 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Cimarron District | 20-20050033X |
| 13 June 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Cimarron District | PASAMONTE 2 |
| 21 October 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51 acres | Cimarron District | RILEY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Pennington: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beenham | 6.3 miles | 7 | |
| Garcia (historical) | 11.8 miles | 7 | |
| Tate (historical) | 12.3 miles | 7 | |
| Sofia | 14.5 miles | 7 | |
| Miera | 15.4 miles | 7 | |
| Mount Dora | 16.6 miles | 8 | |
| Gladstone | 18.0 miles | 7 | |
| Thomas | 18.5 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 898583. 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.