South Spring Acres, New Mexico
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Roswell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88203. The Survey maps it on the South Spring quadrangle.
On record in South Spring Acres
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- South Spring Ranchlisted 1989 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1950 USGS South Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS South Spring quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
58 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of South Spring Acres between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,224 acres in total. 1 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 | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge | SQUIRREL |
| 1 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | DARBY |
| 9 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MONTOYA |
| 5 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge | FIREWORKS |
| 5 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | BRASHER |
| 4 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MIDWAY |
| 26 July 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | RONDO |
| 1 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MONKSDALE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of South Spring Acres: 7 unknowns, 5 producers, 3 past producers. 5 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brasher Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Chaves County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | 1991 | |
| Chaves County Road Dept. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | 1992 | |
| Chaves Cty,Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| City of Roswell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Soil | |
| Crusher Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks | 0.6 miles | 9 | |
| South Spring | 0.9 miles | 9 | |
| Mountain View | 2.0 miles | 9 | |
| East Grand Plains | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| Midway | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Roswell | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Chisum | 6.7 miles | 9 | |
| Berrendo (historical) | 7.7 miles | 10 |
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 Q122553849 | 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 899922. 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.





