BlockSpears, New Mexico
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the South Hidalgo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88020. It stands on Double Adobe Creek. The Survey maps it on the Animas Peak NE 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.
- 1918 USGS Animas Peak quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Animas Peak quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Animas Peak NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Animas quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
15 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Spears between 1993 and 2020, burning about 3,511 acres in total. 3 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 | 12 |
| Natural | 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 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | BALDY |
| 15 August 2020 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Socorro District | 21-30120201X |
| 9 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | VENGEANCE |
| 8 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | HOWE |
| 8 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 174 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | WRATH |
| 8 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | THREE |
| 8 July 1993 | Natural | 880 acres | Las Cruces Field Office | FEDERAL |
| 30 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SACATON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Spears: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animas Valley Well | Geothermal | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eakins | 0.7 miles | 14 | |
| Bene Dunagan | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Rock Cabin | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Jim Robinson | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Middle Wells | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Joe Yarbrough | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Abe Yarbrough | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Double Adobes | 6.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 899923. 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.