Robsart, New Mexico
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Carrizozo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88301. The Survey maps it on the Carrizozo East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1938 USGS Carrizozo quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Carrizozo quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Carrizozo quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Carrizozo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Carrizozo East 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 Robsart between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,711 acres in total. 5 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 | 19 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | OAK |
| 18 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | HWY 54-MM134 |
| 8 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | YUCCA #1 |
| 5 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | OOPS |
| 4 July 2010 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Capitan District | BEAVER |
| 2 July 2007 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 6 June 2006 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 5 June 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | OAKS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Robsart: 20 past producers, 7 occurrences, 4 prospects, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Nest No 1&2 White Oaks Dist | Thorium, Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Homestake South | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Section 2 Occurrence | Uranium | Occurrence | Vein | |
| White Oaks District | Gold, Tungsten | Past Producer | QUARTZ VEINS | |
| Julia Ann Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | ||
| Lone Mountain Prospect 1966 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | Fluorite | |
| Little Mack Mine | Gold, Silver, Tungsten | Past Producer | 1885, 1940 | |
| North and South Homestake Mines | Gold, Silver, Tungsten | Past Producer | 1879, 1950 | |
| Old Abe Mine | Gold, Silver, Tungsten | Past Producer | 1879, 1890, 1951 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester (historical) | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| White Oaks | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Coyote | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Carrizozo | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Reventon | 11.0 miles | 10 | |
| Lovelace | 11.3 miles | 12 | |
| Vera Cruz (historical) | 11.4 miles | 15 | |
| Largo | 11.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 918430. 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.







