BlockSan Geronimo, New Mexico
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Socorro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87028. It stands on Arroyo los Alamos. The Survey maps it on the La Joya 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.
- 1916 USGS La Joya quadrangle1:125000
- 1952 USGS La Joya quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
44 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of San Geronimo between 1993 and 2019, burning about 2,225 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MM168-25 |
| 14 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Socorro District | 20-30170202X |
| 4 July 2002 | Natural | 55 acres | Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge | BOOT |
| 2 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | 164 |
| 7 June 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge | TRACK |
| 6 June 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Socorro District | FRISCO |
| 26 June 2004 | Natural | 3.9 acres | Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge | LA JOYA |
| 22 June 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LA JOYA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of San Geronimo: 3 occurrences, 3 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite, Barium-Barite, Calcium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Bentonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelder-Everheart Prospect | Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | Barite, Fluorite, Galena | |
| Dewey Mine | Barium-Barite, Calcium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Joyita | Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | ||
| Name Unknown Bentonite Prospect | Bentonite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit 57-131-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit 57-43-F | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Joya | 1.7 miles | 10 | |
| Contreras | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| San Francisco | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| La Joyita (historical) | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| San Acacia | 5.6 miles | 9 | |
| Alamillo | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Bernardo | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Red Mill | 7.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 899894. 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.