Datil National Forest

Datil National Forest was a United States National Forest established in western New Mexico by the U.S. Forest Service in 1908.[1] It was merged into another and ceased in 1931.

History

Datil National Forest was formed from the part of the also new Gila National Forest and other public lands. It began in 1908 with 1,255,883 acres (5,082.38 km^2). The Magdalena National Forest and other areas were added in 1909.[2]

The entire Datil National Forest lands were transferred to the jurisdictions of the Cibola National Forest (primarily) and Gila National Forest in 1931.[3] The name was discontinued.[4]

Present day

The former Datil Forest area is part of the Magdalena Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest. It is located in the Datil Mountains, to the north of the town of Datil, in Catron and Socorro Counties.[5]

See also

• Mogollon-Datil volcanic field — large silicic volcanic field in western New Mexico around the town of Datil and Mogollon Mountains area.
• Datil-Mogollon Section — a physiographic subdivision of the Colorado Plateau Province in the Datil Mountains—Mogollon Mountains region.
• Forest History Society — and 'Foresthistory.org' external links below.

References

1. Datil N.F. established on June 18, 1908
2. Magdalena N.F. added on February 23, 1909
3. Cibola N.F. merge on December 24, 1931
4. Davis, Richard C. (September 29, 2005). "National Forests of the United States" (PDF). Forest History Society.
5. "Magdalena Ranger District". Cibola National Forest. U.S. Forest Service. 2008-08-25.

External links

• Cibola National Forest: official Magdalena Ranger District website
• Foresthistory.org: the Forest History Society homepage
• Foresthistory.org: Listing of the National Forests of the United States and Their Dates — Text from "Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History"; Davis, Richard C., ed.; New York: Macmillan Publishing Company; 1983; Vol. II, pp. 743-788.