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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 24 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.
- 1890 USGS Jemes quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1892 USGS Jemes quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Jemez quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1937 USGS Jemez Springs quadrangle1:48000
- 1944 USGS Jemez Springs quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Jemez Springs quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1970 USGS Valle San Antonio quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Los Alamos quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 2002 USGS Valle San Antonio quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
311 since 1992Regional 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 ceremony | 132 |
| Natural | 118 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | STUMP |
| 6 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | BONCO |
| 5 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | HIGHWAY 4 |
| 4 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | ROUND |
| 3 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | DAM |
| 27 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | STARK |
| 27 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | PENCE |
| 25 September 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sulphur Bank Group | Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pit Number 64-56-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fenton Hill Gt-1 | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Fenton Hill Gt-2 and Ee-1 | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Murray Spring | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Steam Well | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Steam Well | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Steam Well | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Steam Wells | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Cueva | 2.7 miles | 24 | |
| Seven Springs | 5.1 miles | 25 | |
| Sierra de los Pinos | 6.7 miles | 25 | |
| O'Neil Landing | 9.9 miles | 20 | |
| Jemez Springs | 10.4 miles | 24 | |
| Porter | 10.9 miles | 20 | |
| Pines | 12.9 miles | 21 | |
| Bland | 13.1 miles | 21 |
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.












