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Sulphur Springs, New Mexico

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Jemez-Zia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87025. It lies near Sulphur Point. The Survey maps it on the Valle San Antonio quadrangle.

Sulphur Springs within Sandoval County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 24 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

311 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 311 fires within 5 miles of Sulphur Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 25,030 acres in total. 118 started naturally. 3 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
Recreation and ceremony132
Natural118
Missing data/not specified/undetermined37
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Debris and open burning6
Smoking4
Arson/incendiarism3
Fireworks1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
9 September 2000Naturalunder an acreSanta Fe National ForestSTUMP
6 September 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSanta Fe National ForestBONCO
5 September 2013Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSanta Fe National ForestHIGHWAY 4
4 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Fe National ForestROUND
3 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSanta Fe National ForestDAM
27 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Fe National ForestSTARK
27 September 2001Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSanta Fe National ForestPENCE
25 September 1994Smokingunder an acreSanta Fe National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sandoval County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Sulphur Springs: 6 unknowns, 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Geothermal, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur. 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
Sulphur Bank GroupSulfurPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pit Number 64-56-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Fenton Hill Gt-1GeothermalProducer
Fenton Hill Gt-2 and Ee-1GeothermalProducer
Murray SpringGeothermalUnknown
Steam WellGeothermalUnknown
Steam WellGeothermalUnknown
Steam WellGeothermalUnknown
Steam WellsGeothermalUnknown

Every working recorded in Sandoval 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
La Cueva2.7 miles24
Seven Springs5.1 miles25
Sierra de los Pinos6.7 miles25
O'Neil Landing9.9 miles20
Jemez Springs10.4 miles24
Porter10.9 miles20
Pines12.9 miles21
Bland13.1 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 918375. 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.