BlockTate, New Mexico
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Clayton South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88424. The Survey maps it on the Tate School quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Dalhart quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Dalhart quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Dalhart quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Tate School quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Clayton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Tate (historical) between 1999 and 2018, burning about 3,758 acres in total. 1 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 | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 June 2016 | Natural | 7.5 acres | Cimarron District | RINGBONE |
| 12 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,850 acres | Chama District | SEDAN |
| 28 March 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Cimarron District | OTTO |
| 25 January 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 900 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | BERSON |
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 Tate (historical): 1 unknown. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas | 7.0 miles | 7 | |
| Bates | 10.5 miles | 8 | |
| Garcia (historical) | 11.6 miles | 7 | |
| Pennington | 12.3 miles | 7 | |
| Royce | 13.4 miles | 9 | |
| Beenham | 13.9 miles | 7 | |
| Clayton | 15.3 miles | 8 | |
| Mount Dora | 15.6 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 933012. 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.