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Sierra Vista, New Mexico

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Ruidoso census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88312. It lies near Gilmore Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Angus quadrangle.

Sierra Vista within Lincoln County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

251 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 251 fires within 5 miles of Sierra Vista between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,594 acres in total. 78 started naturally. 8 were 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
Natural78
Recreation and ceremony57
Missing data/not specified/undetermined48
Debris and open burning22
Equipment and vehicle use17
Arson/incendiarism8
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Smoking5
Other causes2
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLincoln National Forest120 CAMPFIRE
30 September 2015Debris and open burning1.6 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionWOLF
29 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLincoln National ForestSKYLINE
28 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionPASO
27 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionDAM
22 September 2003Natural7.0 acresLincoln National ForestGEORGE
2 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLincoln National ForestDRY MILLS
2 September 2002Naturalunder an acreLincoln National ForestRUFUS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lincoln County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Sierra Vista: 6 unknowns, 5 prospects, 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Gold, Lead, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Blue Front MineAluminumUnknown
Hope ProspectSilver, Zinc, Lead, CopperProspect
Mayberry MineLead, ZincPast Producer
Mccrory ProspectLeadProspect
Mineral Farm ProspectZinc, Lead, CopperUnknown
Rock No 1Copper, SilverProspect
Silver Contact Claims 1980'sSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, ZincPast Producer1900, 1905, 1939
Silver Plume MineSilver, Gold, CopperUnknown
Tom's Gravel PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer1992
Bonito CanyonSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Lincoln County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Sun Valley0.6 miles11
Alto1.0 miles11
Villa Madonna1.9 miles11
Alpine Cellars Village2.4 miles10
Angus2.9 miles11
Bonito3.0 miles11
Ponderosa Heights4.5 miles10
Ruidoso5.4 miles10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 911042. 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.