BlockChispa, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Valentine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79854. The Survey maps it on the Chispa quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1892 USGS Chispa quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Chispa quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Chispa quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Marfa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Marfa quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Chispa quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Mount Livermore quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Chispa: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Barium-Barite, Tungsten, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chispa Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Mayfield Prospect | Manganese, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Barium-Barite, Tungsten | Past Producer | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Place Windmill | 14.0 miles | 15 | |
| Valentine | 15.2 miles | 15 | |
| Fort Davis | 43.9 miles | 12 | |
| Old Place Windmill | 47.0 miles | 12 | |
| Corner Windmill | 50.9 miles | 12 | |
| Saltlick Mill | 56.7 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122556161 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379544. 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.
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.