BlockPierce, New Mexico
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the South Hidalgo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88040. It stands on Pierce Peak. The Survey maps it on the Pierce Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1918 USGS Dog Mountains quadrangle1:62500, 3 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 Pierce Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Alamo Hueco Mountains quadrangle1:100000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McFarlands | 1.3 miles | 13 | |
| Alamo Hueco | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Antelope Wells | 11.6 miles | 14 | |
| High Lonesome Wells | 11.8 miles | 14 | |
| Deer | 16.2 miles | 14 | |
| Deer Creek Wells | 18.7 miles | 14 | |
| Double Adobes | 25.6 miles | 14 | |
| Birchfield | 29.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 899846. 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.