De Baca County, New Mexico

23 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases across 1 place.

Research this county

From the record

5 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

New Mexico within the United States

De Baca County within New Mexico

Explore by year From 1909 To 1921

What the record shows

1 place in this county was surveyed for fire insurance: Fort Sumner, between 1931 and 1939.
2 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
95 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
5 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 3 structures and 2 buildings.
2 of the 5 listings were added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 14 populated places in this county; 14 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

25 photographs, 1935 to 1943

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Ricardo, New Mexico. Head brakeman Thomas H. Knight on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad between Clovis and Vaughn, New Mexico
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress

Buchanan, New Mexico. Rounding a long curve approaching the town along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad between Clovis and Vaughn, New Mexico
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress

Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Going across the sheep and cattle country along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad, between Clovis and Vaughn, New Mexico
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress

Buchanan, New Mexico. Passing an eastbound diesel freight train along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad between Clovis and Vaughn, New Mexico
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress

Yeso, New Mexico. Rounding a curve along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad between Clovis and Vaughn, New Mexico
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress

Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Train about to cross Pecos River along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad between Clovis and Vaughn, New Mexico
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress

Fort Sumner (vicinity), New Mexico. Passing through a small town on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad in the Pecos River Valley enroute to Vaughn, New Mexico
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress

Fort Sumner (vicinity), New Mexico. Landscape along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad in the Pecos River Valley enroute to Vaughn, New Mexico
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress

Ricardo, New Mexico. Fireman C.P. Fryer in his cab on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad, between Clovis and Vaughn, New Mexico
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress

Buchanan, New Mexico. Passing an eastbound freight along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad between Clovis and Vaughn, New Mexico
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress

Ricardo, New Mexico. Engineer in his cab about to start the train along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad between Clovis and Vaughn, New Mexico
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress

Yeso, New Mexico. Stopping for water along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Delano, Jack, 1943. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
De Baca County Courthouse	building	1987	87000896
Fort Sumner Cemetery Wall and Entry	structure	2008	08000575
Fort Sumner Community House	building	2003	03000798
Fort Sumner Railroad Bridge	structure	1979	79001539
Fort Sumner Railroad Bridge	structure	1979	79001539

Digitised newspapers

7 issues

Sampled issues, machine-read from the Library of Congress scan and published page by page, so every headline and column is searchable text.

The Fort Sumner Review

Fort Sumner, Guadalupe County, N.M., 190? to 1947. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Taiban Valley News

Taiban, Roosevelt County, N.M., 19?? to 1922. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

1 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 1 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Bosque Redondo Lodge, Highway 60 and 84, St. [sic] Sumner, New Mexico, Boston Public Library - undated — Bosque Redondo Lodge, Highway 60 and 84, St. [sic] Sumner, New Mexico. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

44 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 2,896 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 44 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-03, scale 1:54000 — 1954-02-03, scale 1:54000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-05-01, scale 1:18000 — 1965-05-01, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-03-31, scale 1:17800 — 1966-03-31, scale 1:17800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-05-03, scale 1:34200 — 1967-05-03, scale 1:34200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-09-22, scale 1:18400 — 1972-09-22, scale 1:18400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-05-19, scale 1:33600 — 1973-05-19, scale 1:33600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-10-25, scale 1:31680 — 1976-10-25, scale 1:31680. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-10-20, scale 1:56576 — 1978-10-20, scale 1:56576. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1981-04-17, scale 1:24000 — 1981-04-17, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-07-21, scale 1:24000 — 1989-07-21, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1990-10-10, scale 1:4800 — 1990-10-10, scale 1:4800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

22 stations, 8 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

GLEN 1905 to 1907, hottest 40.0 C, coldest -17.8 C
LAGUNITA 1905 to 1927, hottest 42.8 C, coldest -26.7 C
FT SUMNER 1909 to 2011, hottest 42.8 C, coldest -32.8 C
TAFT 1910 to 1950
BUCHANAN 1915 to 1923
SKIPWORTH RCH 1915 to 1962, hottest 41.7 C, coldest -28.3 C
CANTON 1942 to 2012, hottest 36.7 C, coldest -11.1 C
YESO 2 S 1942 to 2026, hottest 41.7 C, coldest -31.1 C
YESO OVERTON RCH 1943 to 1959, hottest 40.6 C, coldest -20.6 C
ALAMOGORDO DAM 1948 to 1975, hottest 41.1 C, coldest -31.1 C
DUNLAP 4 NE 1948 to 1961, hottest 43.3 C, coldest -19.4 C
FT SUMNER 5 S 1948 to 2026, hottest 43.3 C, coldest -27.8 C
LA LANDE 1948 to 1952
GOOD RCH 1949 to 1952
TAIBAN 1952 to 1977, hottest 466.1 C, coldest -6.1 C
SUMNER LAKE 1975 to 2026, hottest 44.4 C, coldest -32.2 C
FORT SUMNER 11.4 NE 2014 to 2016
FORT SUMNER 9.0 SSE 2015 to 2026
FORT SUMNER 0.5 SSW 2015 to 2026
FORT SUMNER 28.1 SW 2015 to 2023
FORT SUMNER 14.1 W 2019 to 2025
FORT SUMNER 8.9 NNW 2020 to 2026

PECOS RIVER BELOW SUMNER DAM, NM 1912 to 2026
FORT SUMNER MAIN CANAL NEAR FORT SUMNER, NM 1939 to 2026
PECOS RIVER BELOW FORT SUMNER, NM 1957 to 1970
PECOS RIVER BL. YESO ARROYO NR. FT. SUMNER, NM 1964 to 1968
PECOS RIVER BELOW TAIBAN CREEK NEAR FORT SUMNER,NM 1992 to 2026
PECOS RIVER NEAR DUNLAP, NM 1993 to 2026
PECOS RIVER NEAR FORT SUMNER, NM 1994 to 2003
SAND GATE DIV FROM FT SUMNER CANAL AT FT SUMNER,NM 2004 to 2026

The 1950 census, district by district

9 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

6-1Election Precinct 2, Taiban
6-2Fort Sumner village, comprising parts of Election Precinct 5, Fort Sumner and Election Precinct 6, West Fort Sumner: Fort Sumner village - That part in Election Precinct 5, Fort Sumner Bounded by Village limits; Village limits, 12th, 12th extended, 12th; Sumner Ave.; Sharp, Sharp extended
6-3Fort Sumner village - That part in Election Precinct 5, Fort Sumner Bounded by Election Precinct line, Sumner Ave., 12th, 12th extended, 12th, Village limits; Village limits; Village limits; Village limits, Election Precinct line
6-4Fort Sumner village - That part in Election Precinct 6, West Fort Sumner Bounded by Village limits; Sharp extended, Sharp; Sumner Ave., Election Precinct line; Village limits
6-5Election Precinct 5, Fort Sumner: Election Precinct 5, Fort Sumner - That part north of U. S. Highway 60, outside Fort Sumner village
6-6Election Precinct 5, Fort Sumner - That part south of U. S. Highway 60, outside Fort Sumner village (Remainder of Election Precinct 5, Fort Sumner is in Fort Sumner village)
6-7Election Precinct 6, West Fort Sumner - That part outside Fort Sumner village (Remainder of Election Precinct 6, West Fort Sumner is in Fort Sumner village)
6-8Election Precinct 13, Yeso
6-9Election Precinct 14, Dunlap

Wildfire, 1993 to 2020

282 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 282 of them, burning about 115,210 acres. 115 started naturally and 1 was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Natural	115
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	80
Equipment and vehicle use	45
Debris and open burning	19
Railroad operations and maintenance	9
Smoking	8
Power generation/transmission/distribution	5
Arson/incendiarism	1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
17 February 2000	Railroad operations and maintenance	42,212 acres	New Mexico State Forestry Division	JOHNNY
18 June 2011	Debris and open burning	10,077 acres	New Mexico State Forestry Division	BURNING TENT
23 April 2006	Natural	4,000 acres	New Mexico State Forestry Division	WILTON
10 July 2011	Natural	3,480 acres	New Mexico State Forestry Division	BAILEY COMPLEX
10 August 2011	Natural	3,200 acres	New Mexico State Forestry Division	GARZA
18 August 1994	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2,500 acres	New Mexico State Forestry Division	MITCHELL
26 March 1998	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2,421 acres	Roswell Field Office	MESA
11 July 2011	Natural	1,920 acres	New Mexico State Forestry Division	TRIANGLE 2

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1970 to 2025

60 of 246 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 246 reports for this county, causing no deaths, no injuries and about $637,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Hail	144
Thunderstorm Wind	63
Flash Flood	20
Tornado	11
Funnel Cloud	3
Heavy Rain	3
Flood	2

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Chilili	$250,000	Several rail cars toppled off the tracks of a BNSF train near Fort Sumner.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Sumner	$100,000	Two large transmission lines were blown down to the north of Fort Sumner. Power outages were reported throughout De Baca County. Damage amounts are a very rough estimate due to an unknown length of wire damage.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Taiban	$50,000	Several roadways signs along U.S. Highway 60 between Tolar and Taiban were blown away due to severe winds.
May 2015	Flash Flood	Taiban	$50,000	Spotter reported several arroyos were overflowing their banks and washing out numerous roads. State Road 294 was closed due to flooding near junction with U.S. Highway 60 for several hours after causative event. Most of the flooding subsided by 3 am which allowed some roads to become passable. No damage was reported with this flooding.
September 1993	Tornado (F1)	Fort Sumner	$50,000	A tornado moved across Sumner Lake, hitting the Alamo Boat Club Deck. The tornado damaged and flipped over two pontoon boats, stripped the roof from one cabin, damaged roofs of five other cabins and broke several power poles and television antennas.
May 1997	Hail	Yeso	$30,000	Billard ball size hail damaged cars along Highway 60 east of Yeso.
June 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Sumner	$25,000	Ranch house roof lost to high winds as line of thunderstorms moved east.
August 2021	Flash Flood	Ft Sumner	$20,000	Heavy rain with totals of two to three inches within an hour produced flash flooding along New Mexico State Highway 272. A trained spotter reported that the highway near Fort Sumner was impassable due to water over the roadway. Damages are estimated.
September 2018	Flash Flood	Dunlap	$10,000	Fences were washed out along state road 20. Debris was forced over the roadway. Damages are a very rough estimate.
July 2014	Flash Flood	Ft Sumner	$10,000	Water from the Alamogordo Creeek drainage between 3 and 4 feet deep over Highway 84. Around 300 yards wide. Highway shut down by State Police.
September 2014	Hail	Ft Sumner	$10,000	Hail size ranged from quarter to golf ball size. Scientists working with the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility reported damage to windows and ventilation units in several campers stationed in Fort Sumner.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Sumner	$10,000	High winds, which downed power lines, and heavy rain were reported by Ft Sumner police.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Sumner	$5,000	A mesonet station near Fort Sumner measured a 73 mph thunderstorm wind gust. These gusts downed a tree and caused minor crop damage. Damages are estimated.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Sumner	$5,000	Thunderstorm outflow winds near 60 mph blew a metal carport over into a nearby street.
August 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Sumner	$3,000	Tree branches were downed in Fort Sumner by thunderstorm wind gusts over 65 mph.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Sumner	$2,500	Law enforcement reported a downed tree in Fort Sumner from strong winds associated with a severe thunderstorm. No information was provided on the diameter of the tree or if additional damage resulted. Damages are roughly estimated for the loss of the tree.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Sumner	$2,000	no account filed
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Sumner	$1,000	A member of the public in Fort Sumner measured a 64 mph wind gust associated with a dry microburst. One inch diameter tree branches were downed with no other damage reported. Damages are estimated for the tree.
September 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Sumner	$1,000	Strong winds blew the roof off of a carport in Fort Sumner.
May 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Yeso	$1,000	A 10 inch diameter tree was snapped in half from estimated 70 to 80 mph winds.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Sumner	$1,000	no account filed
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Yeso	$500	Several three to four inch tree branches were snapped off.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Taiban	-	A trained spotter in Taiban along U.S. 60 reported estimated wind gusts of 60 mph from a cluster of severe thunderstorms.
April 2025	Hail	Ft Sumner	-	A trained spotter in Fort Sumner reported quarter size hail from a severe thunderstorm.
April 2025	Flash Flood	Ft Sumner	-	U.S. Highway 84 was closed through Fort Sumner due to severe flooding over the highway. Numerous flooding impacts were reported in town including crop damage from flooded fields, residential road closures and damage due to water over roads, and irrigation ditches overflowing. The Fort Sumner high school football field was flooded due to the heavy rainfall.
April 2025	Tornado (EFU)	Ft Sumner	-	Photos from two chasers on social media indicate a tornado on the ground approximately 11 miles south of Fort Sumner.
April 2025	Flash Flood	Ft Sumner	-	Heavy rainfall from severe thunderstorms resulted in 2.5 feet of water flowing over State Highway 20 from mile marker 37 to 41 leading to the closure of the highway.
April 2025	Hail	Yeso	-	A COOP observer 2 mile south of Yeso observed quarter size hail from a severe thunderstorm.
April 2025	Hail	Yeso	-	A COOP observer 7 miles east northeast of Yeso observed 1.5 inch hail from a severe thunderstorm.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Sumner	-	The mesonet station east of Fort Sumner measured peak wind gusts of 66 mph from nearby showers.
May 2025	Hail	Dunlap	-	Penny to nickel size hail.
June 2025	Hail	Taiban	-	A trained spotter along NM 294 south of Taiban observed a few golf ball sized hail among lots of pea size hail.
August 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Sumner	-	The Fort Sumner Airport recorded a thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph.
October 2024	Hail	Ft Sumner	-	A strong storm dropped penny size hail in central De Baca County west of Fort Sumner.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Sumner	-	The Fort Sumner Airport reported a thunderstorm wind gust of 64 mph.
May 2023	Hail	Ft Sumner	-	Two reports of hail ranging in size from 1 to 1.75 inches five miles north of Sumner Lake State Park.
May 2023	Flash Flood	Taiban	-	A storm chaser reported a foot of fast moving water crossing NM Highway 252 at this location. No damages were reported.
May 2023	Hail	Ft Sumner	-	There were two reports of dime and quarter size hail a few miles west of Fort Sumner.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Sumner	-	The Fort Sumner Airport measured a peak thunderstorm outflow wind gust of 59 mph.
May 2022	Hail	Dunlap	-	A trained spotter reported nickel size hail just east of Mesa that was accumulating on the ground.
August 2022	Hail	Yeso	-	Half dollar size hail was reported east of Yeso.
June 2022	Hail	Yeso	-	A trained spotter near Yeso reported golf-ball size hail that lasted about five minutes from a severe thunderstorm.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Sumner	-	The Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility measured a 66 mph wind gust associated with a dry microburst. No damage was reported.
May 2021	Hail	Yeso	-	A trained spotter estimated one inch hail from a severe thunderstorm in Yeso.
May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Sumner	-	A trained spotter near Fort Sumner measured a 58 mph wind gust along the outflow boundary of a severe thunderstorm. The spotter also reported pea size hail.
June 2021	Flood	Dunlap	-	Heavy rain south of Yeso in De Baca County resulted in the closure of New Mexico State Road 20 from mile marker 10 to mile marker 13. There are no known impacts.
September 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Sumner	-	A mesonet station in Fort Sumner measured a 62 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
July 2021	Flash Flood	Dunlap	-	Heavy rain and flash flooding forced the closure of New Mexico State Road 20 from mile marker 0 to mile marker 45. No damages were known.
March 2019	Hail	Ft Sumner	-	Quarter size hail reported six miles west of Fort Sumner.
March 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Sumner	-	The Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility reported a peak wind gust up to 64 mph as a line of thunderstorms moved through the area.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Sumner	-	Minor damage was reported to residences within Fort Sumner. Sheet metal was torn off some roofs and barns. The nearby Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility reported a peak wind gust up to 66 mph.
December 2019	Funnel Cloud	Ft Sumner	-	A rancher spotted a funnel cloud several miles to the southeast of Santa Rosa over rural countryside.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Sumner	-	Sumner Lake reported peak wind gusts between 50 and 60 mph.
July 2018	Hail	Ft Sumner	-	Nickel to quarter size hail at Sumner Lake.
August 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Sumner	-	Peak wind gust up to 63 mph at Sumner Lake.
August 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Sumner	-	Peak wind gust up to 58 mph at the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Sumner	-	Outflow from thunderstorms well to the southeast of Fort Sumner produced a 61 mph wind gust at the CSBF.
May 2017	Hail	Ft Sumner	-	First round of hail with stones up to the size of quarters.
May 2017	Hail	Ft Sumner	-	Second round of large hail with stones up to the size of ping pong balls.
August 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Ft Sumner	-	Wind gust up to 60 mph one mile southwest of Fort Sumner.

Mines and quarries

33 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 33 workings inside this county. 2 still produce and 31 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction	30
Gypsum-Anhydrite	2
Uranium	1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Cebolo Creek Occurrence	Uranium	Occurrence
Pecos River Valley Gypsum Deposits	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Past Producer	Gypsum
Sumner Lake Gypsum Deposits	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Occurrence	Gypsum
Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Cortez Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Fort Sumner Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Sanders Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	1991
State Pit 67-5-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Steele Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer	1992
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Gravel Pit Group	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every populated place in the county

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 1 place that was also surveyed for fire insurance comes first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

Fort Sumner

East De Baca census division · 88119 · On Truchas Creek · Fort Sumner East quadrangle

7 sheets, 1954 to 1979

Fire insurance: 2 atlases
Agudo

West De Baca census division · 88119 · Fort Sumner West quadrangle

7 sheets, 1954 to 1979
Buchanan

West De Baca census division · 88136 · Yeso Mesa quadrangle

6 sheets, 1954 to 1981

No longer a settlement
Canton

East De Baca census division · 88134 · Watts Hill quadrangle

7 sheets, 1954 to 1979

No longer a settlement
Dunlap

West De Baca census division · 88119 · Dunlap quadrangle

7 sheets, 1954 to 1979
Evanola

West De Baca census division · 88119 · Ricardo quadrangle

7 sheets, 1954 to 1979
Guadalupe

West De Baca census division · 88119 · On Guadalupe Arroyo · Sumner Dam quadrangle

7 sheets, 1954 to 1984
La Lande

East De Baca census division · 88119 · Fort Sumner East quadrangle

7 sheets, 1954 to 1979
Lake Sumner

West De Baca census division · 88119 · Sumner Dam quadrangle

7 sheets, 1954 to 1984
Largo

West De Baca census division · 88136 · Yeso NW quadrangle

6 sheets, 1954 to 1979
Ricardo

West De Baca census division · 88119 · Ricardo quadrangle

7 sheets, 1954 to 1979

No longer a settlement
Salado

West De Baca census division · 88119 · On Salado Creek · Sumner Dam quadrangle

7 sheets, 1954 to 1984
Taiban

East De Baca census division · 88134 · Near Long Canyon · Taiban quadrangle

7 sheets, 1954 to 1979
Yeso

West De Baca census division · 88136 · Yeso quadrangle

6 sheets, 1954 to 1979

The vanished settlements of De Baca County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Recorded here

Fort Sumner, New Mexico

7 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1931 to 1939

Provenance

Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.