BlockPine Springs, New Mexico
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Estancia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87015. It lies near Arroyo de Yrisarri. The Survey maps it on the Chilili quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1917 USGS Estancia quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Chilili quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Estancia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Belen quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Chilili quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
24 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Pine Springs between 1993 and 2019, burning about 97 acres in total. 6 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 | 11 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MARTINEZ |
| 21 July 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Bernalillo District | 20-60230102X |
| 20 July 2016 | Natural | 4.6 acres | Bernalillo District | APODACA |
| 6 June 2006 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 30 June 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MILAGRO 245 |
| 29 June 2002 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MEDIO 2 |
| 23 June 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | TRANSFER |
| 21 June 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | BEAVER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Pine Springs: 4 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Don Mine | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Tina | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Schockley | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Tina Barite Deposit | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Tina Prospect | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | Vein |
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 898689. 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.