BlockPounds, New Mexico
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Jicarilla Apache census division. The Survey maps it on the Cement Lake 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
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.
- 1889 USGS Largo quadrangle1:250000
- 1895 USGS Largo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Cement Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1965 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Navajo Reservoir quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
101 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Pounds (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 261 acres in total. 94 started naturally. 1 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 | 94 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Jicarilla Agency | CHIPPER |
| 4 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Jicarilla Agency | POUNDSMILL |
| 4 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Jicarilla Agency | J-10 |
| 3 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Jicarilla Agency | LONG BRIDGE |
| 21 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Jicarilla Agency | CROSS ROAD |
| 21 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Jicarilla Agency | DOG HOUSE |
| 18 September 2001 | Natural | 200 acres | Carson National Forest | EAGLE |
| 17 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Jicarilla Agency | BELLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Pounds (historical): 1 prospect. 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 No. 67-13-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaqueros (historical) | 7.8 miles | 16 | |
| Tapicitoes | 16.3 miles | 14 | |
| Dulce | 17.4 miles | 14 | |
| Navajo | 17.7 miles | 13 | |
| Ojito | 17.9 miles | 14 | |
| Lumberton | 18.3 miles | 14 | |
| Monero | 19.0 miles | 13 | |
| Amargo | 19.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 901412. 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.