Reventon, New Mexico
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Corona census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88301. It lies near Ox Yoke Canyon. The Survey maps it on the White Oaks North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1955 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS White Oaks North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Carrizozo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS White Oaks North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
27 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Reventon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,008 acres in total. 21 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 | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | PATOS |
| 8 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | PATOS |
| 21 August 2020 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Lincoln National Forest | PATOS |
| 21 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | LONE PINE |
| 18 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | PATOS |
| 30 July 2011 | Natural | 4.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CARVAHAL |
| 21 July 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | PATOS |
| 14 July 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | TRAILS CANYON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Reventon: 12 past producers, 8 occurrences, 7 prospects, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Gold, Copper, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Gold Mine | Gold, Iron | Occurrence | Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite | |
| Jicarilla Gold Placers | Gold, Silver, Platinum | Past Producer | 1850, 1942 | |
| Spring Gold Stain Mine | Gold, Arsenic | Occurrence | Gold, Pyrite | |
| Box Lode Claims Nos 1-22 | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Fox Lode Prospect | Barium-Barite, Copper | Occurrence | Barite | |
| Apex Claim | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Lucky Strike Mine | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Apex Claims | Gold | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite | |
| Hubbard Claims | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Lucky Strike Area | Gold | Past Producer | 1933 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jicarilla | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| White Oaks | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Manchester (historical) | 8.3 miles | 14 | |
| Coyote | 9.8 miles | 12 | |
| Largo | 10.8 miles | 11 | |
| Robsart | 11.0 miles | 14 | |
| Ancho | 11.2 miles | 9 | |
| Encinoso | 11.2 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122565874 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 910146. 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.





