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Vera Cruz, New Mexico

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Capitan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88316. It stands on Vera Cruz Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Nogal quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Vera Cruz within Lincoln County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 15 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

63 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Vera Cruz (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 536 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 2 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
Natural24
Missing data/not specified/undetermined23
Equipment and vehicle use6
Debris and open burning3
Arson/incendiarism2
Smoking1
Other causes1
Recreation and ceremony1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Fireworks1

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
3 September 2011Natural18 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionSNELL 2
9 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionFERN
8 August 2003Naturalunder an acreLincoln National ForestPATOS
31 August 2001Natural10 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionTORTOLITA
26 August 2011Natural4.0 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionSNELL
17 August 2014Naturalunder an acreLincoln National ForestTUSCON
12 August 2011Naturalunder an acreLincoln National ForestCHURCH
7 July 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionNOGAL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lincoln County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Vera Cruz (historical): 6 unknowns, 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Lead. 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
Baby ClaimsCopperUnknown
Copper King No 1 MineSilver, CopperUnknown
MichiganLeadUnknown
No 1 JerryStoneUnknown
Silver King TunnelSilver, Lead, CopperUnknown
Lietzman PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerGravel
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Vera Cruz MineGold, SilverPast Producer1880, 1919
Vera Cruz MineGold, SilverPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lincoln 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
Nogal3.3 miles15
Coalora6.1 miles15
Manchester (historical)7.8 miles14
Capitan8.0 miles15
Carrizozo9.6 miles14
White Oaks9.9 miles15
Bonito10.7 miles11
Angus11.3 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 920432. 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.