BlockWaterloo, New Mexico
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Deming South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88030. The Survey maps it on the North Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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.
- 1917 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1918 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS El Paso quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS El Paso quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS El Paso quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS El Paso quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS North PeAk quadrangle1:24000
- 1965 USGS North Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS North Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Waterloo between 2009 and 2011, burning about 4 acres in total. None 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 | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2009 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Las Cruces Field Office | BOND COW PATTY |
| 1 April 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Las Cruces Field Office | BP BRIDGE |
| 17 February 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Las Cruces Field Office | TUMBLEWEEDS |
| 18 January 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Socorro District | MORMON |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Waterloo: 6 unknowns, 4 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindy Ann Claims | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Lindy Ann Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | 1956 | |
| Mahoney Mines | Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | 1885, 1951 | |
| Mahoney Mining Area | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| North Sister Peak Prospect | Lead | Occurrence | Galena, Magnetite | |
| White Bluff Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | Fluorite | |
| Wildcat | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine | 10.7 miles | 14 | |
| Columbus | 11.7 miles | 17 | |
| Border City (historical) | 11.8 miles | 17 | |
| Mimbres | 12.8 miles | 11 | |
| Hermanas | 15.3 miles | 10 | |
| Mountain View | 17.0 miles | 14 | |
| Deming | 19.7 miles | 14 | |
| Arena | 20.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 899983. 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.