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Quay County, New Mexico

56 topographic sheets and 5 fire insurance atlases across 1 place.

Research this county

From the record

13 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

New Mexico within the United States
Quay County within New Mexico
Explore by year 1905 1919

What the record shows

  • 1 place in this county was surveyed for fire insurance: Tucumcari, between 1908 and 1949.
  • 5 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 210 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 13 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 7 buildings, 4 structures and 2 districts.
  • 1 of the 13 listings was added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 36 populated places in this county; 36 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

1 photograph,

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.

Baca-Goodman House, Third & Aber Streets, Tucumcari, Quay County, NM
Baca-Goodman House, Third & Aber Streets, Tucumcari, Quay County, NM
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

13

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

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Blue Swallow Motelbuilding199393001210
Cactus Motor Lodgebuilding200606000154
Glenrio Historic Districtdistrict200706001259
Arch and Ola Hurley Housebuilding2025100011238
Arch Hurley Conservancy District Office Buildingbuilding199494001403
Locally Maintained Route 66-Glenrio to San Jonstructure199493001207
Metropolitan Park Bathhouse and Pool Historic Districtdistrict199696000268
Nara Visa Schoolbuilding198383004151
Odeon Theaterbuilding200706001254
Richardson Storebuilding197878001819
Route 66, State maintained from Montoya to Cuervostructure199797001395
Route 66, State maintained from San Jon to Tucumaristructure199797001399
State Maintained Route 66-Palomas to Montoyastructure199493001208

Digitised newspapers

9 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 Tucumcari News

Tucumcari, N.M., 1905 to 1907. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The Tucumcari News and Tucumcari Times

Tucumcari, N.M., 1907 to 1921. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

12 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 12 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.

Conchas Motor Lodge, on Highway 66 - West, Tucumcari, New Mexico, Boston Public Library - undated
Conchas Motor Lodge, on Highway 66 - West, Tucumcari, New Mexico. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
State Motor Lodge, conveniently and centrally located on U.S. Highway 66, Tucumcari, New Mexico, Boston Public Library - undated
State Motor Lodge, conveniently and centrally located on U.S. Highway 66, Tucumcari, New Mexico. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Tocom-Kari Motel, picturesque view of the legendary Tucumcari Mountain. U.S. Highway 66... East entrance of... Tucumcari, New Mexico, Boston Public Library - undated
Tocom-Kari Motel, picturesque view of the legendary Tucumcari Mountain. U.S. Highway 66... East entrance of... Tucumcari, New Mexico. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Elk Rexall Drug Store, on U.S. Highway 54, city route downtown, Tucumcari, New Mexico, Boston Public Library - undated
Elk Rexall Drug Store, on U.S. Highway 54, city route downtown, Tucumcari, New Mexico. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Facing the historic Tucumcari Mountain, Yucca Motel on Highway 66 east, Tucumcari, New Mexico, Boston Public Library - undated
Facing the historic Tucumcari Mountain, Yucca Motel on Highway 66 east, Tucumcari, New Mexico. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Cactus Motor Lodge, Tucumcari, New Mexico. One-half mile east on U.S. Highway 66, at the foot of the famous Indian legendary Tucumcari Mountain, Boston Public Library - undated
Cactus Motor Lodge, Tucumcari, New Mexico. One-half mile east on U.S. Highway 66, at the foot of the famous Indian legendary Tucumcari Mountain. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Grande Courts, on U.S. Highway 66 (near U.S. Highway 54), Tucumcari, New Mexico, Boston Public Library - undated
Grande Courts, on U.S. Highway 66 (near U.S. Highway 54), Tucumcari, New Mexico. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
La Cita, U.S. Highway 66 & 54... State Highways 104 & 18... Tucumcari, New Mexico, Boston Public Library - undated
La Cita, U.S. Highway 66 & 54... State Highways 104 & 18... Tucumcari, New Mexico. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Conchas Motor Lodge, on Highway 66 - West, Tucumcari, New Mexico, Boston Public Library - undated
Conchas Motor Lodge, on Highway 66 - West, Tucumcari, New Mexico. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Buckaroo Motel, west entrance on U.S. Highway 66 and 54, Tucumcari, New Mexico, Boston Public Library - undated
Buckaroo Motel, west entrance on U.S. Highway 66 and 54, Tucumcari, New Mexico. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Flying "M" Ranch Motel, east entrance -- on U.S. Highway 66 (six blocks from Highway 54), Tucumcari, New Mexico, Boston Public Library - undated
Flying "M" Ranch Motel, east entrance -- on U.S. Highway 66 (six blocks from Highway 54), Tucumcari, New Mexico. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Kiva Kort, a place to rest good as the best, east Highway 54, Tucumcari, New Mexico, Boston Public Library - undated
Kiva Kort, a place to rest good as the best, east Highway 54, Tucumcari, New Mexico. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

48 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 3,172 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 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, 1953-10-06, scale 1:53000
1953-10-06, scale 1:53000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-10-06, scale 1:53000
1953-10-06, scale 1:53000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-10-06, scale 1:53000
1953-10-06, scale 1:53000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-10-06, scale 1:53000
1953-10-06, scale 1:53000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
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, 1954-02-03, scale 1:54000
1954-02-03, scale 1:54000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
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, 1954-02-03, scale 1:54000
1954-02-03, scale 1:54000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-01-20, scale 1:12800
1955-01-20, scale 1:12800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-01-20, scale 1:12800
1955-01-20, scale 1:12800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-01-20, scale 1:12800
1955-01-20, scale 1:12800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-08-17, scale 1:7900
1955-08-17, scale 1:7900. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-08-30, scale 1:130000
1956-08-30, scale 1:130000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-08-30, scale 1:130000
1956-08-30, scale 1:130000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-08-30, scale 1:130000
1956-08-30, scale 1:130000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-08-30, scale 1:130000
1956-08-30, scale 1:130000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-02-18, scale 1:18000
1965-02-18, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-02-18, scale 1:18000
1965-02-18, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-02-19, scale 1:18000
1965-02-19, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-03-27, scale 1:18000
1965-03-27, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-02-21, scale 1:30000
1967-02-21, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-02-21, scale 1:30000
1967-02-21, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-02-21, scale 1:30000
1967-02-21, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-02-21, scale 1:30000
1967-02-21, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-02-05, scale 1:18800
1968-02-05, scale 1:18800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-02-05, scale 1:18800
1968-02-05, scale 1:18800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-02-05, scale 1:18800
1968-02-05, scale 1:18800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-02-05, scale 1:18800
1968-02-05, scale 1:18800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-03-17, scale 1:62000
1969-03-17, scale 1:62000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-06-11, scale 1:31600
1969-06-11, scale 1:31600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-06-11, scale 1:31600
1969-06-11, scale 1:31600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-06-11, scale 1:31600
1969-06-11, scale 1:31600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-06-25, scale 1:22600
1972-06-25, scale 1:22600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-06-25, scale 1:22600
1972-06-25, scale 1:22600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-06-25, scale 1:22600
1972-06-25, scale 1:22600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-06-25, scale 1:22600
1972-06-25, scale 1:22600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-07-05, scale 1:80000
1975-07-05, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-07-05, scale 1:80000
1975-07-05, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-08-20, scale 1:80000
1976-08-20, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-08-20, scale 1:80000
1976-08-20, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-06-16, scale 1:80000
1977-06-16, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-06-16, scale 1:80000
1977-06-16, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-06-16, scale 1:80000
1977-06-16, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-10-20, scale 1:56752
1978-10-20, scale 1:56752. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-10-20, scale 1:56752
1978-10-20, scale 1:56752. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-10-20, scale 1:56752
1978-10-20, scale 1:56752. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-10-20, scale 1:56752
1978-10-20, scale 1:56752. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-08-07, scale 1:27400
1979-08-07, scale 1:27400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

51 stations, 2 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.

The 1950 census, district by district

32 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.

  • 20-1Election Precinct 1, Tucumcari: Tucumcari city: Tucumcari city - That part Bounded by Oak Ave., City limits; City limits; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad; Railroad Overpass to 2nd, 2nd
  • 20-2Election Precinct 1: Tucumcari city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits, Oak Ave., 2nd, Railroad Overpass; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad; City limits
  • 20-3Election Precinct 1: Tucumcari city - That part Bounded by Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad; City limits; City limits, Main; 1st, Railroad Overpass
  • 20-4Election Precinct 1: Tucumcari city - That part Bounded by Main; City limits; City limits, Rankin Ave.; Choctaw
  • 20-5Election Precinct 1: Tucumcari city - That part Bounded by Main; Choctaw; Gaynell Ave.; Adams
  • 20-6Election Precinct 1: Tucumcari city - That part Bounded by Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad; Railroad Overpass, 1st, Main, Adams; Gaynell Ave.; 5th, 5th extended
  • 20-7Election Precinct 1: Tucumcari city - That part Bounded by Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad; 5th extended, 5th; Gaynell Ave.; City limits
  • 20-8Election Precinct 1: Tucumcari city - That part Bounded by Gaynell Ave.; 5th; Max Ave., Max Ave. extended; City limits
  • 20-9Election Precinct 1: Tucumcari city - That part Bounded by Gaynell Ave.; Choctaw, Rankin Ave., City limits; City limits, Gamble Ave.; 5th
  • 20-10Election Precinct 1: Tucumcari city - That part Bounded by Gamble Ave.; City limits; Max Ave.; 5th
  • 20-11Election Precinct 1: Tucumcari city - That part Bounded by Max Ave. extended, Max Ave.; City limits; City limits; City limits
  • 20-12Election Precinct 1, Tucumcari - That part outside Tucumcari city
  • 20-13Election Precinct 2, Hudson
  • 20-14Election Precinct 3, Logan
  • 20-15Election Precinct 4, Obar
  • 20-16Election Precinct 5, Nara Visa
  • 20-17Election Precinct 6, Porter
  • 20-18Election Precinct 7, Frost
  • 20-19Election Precinct 8, Endee
  • 20-20Election Precinct 9, San Jon: San Jon village
  • 20-21Election Precinct 9, San Jon - That part outside San Jon village
  • 20-22Election Precinct 10, Norton
  • 20-23Election Precinct 11, Lloyd
  • 20-24Election Precinct 12, Quay
  • 20-25Election Precinct 13, Montoya
  • 20-26Election Precinct 14, Ima
  • 20-27Election Precinct 15, Orton
  • 20-28Election Precinct 16, House
  • 20-29Election Precinct 17, McAlister
  • 20-30Election Precinct 18, Jordan
  • 20-31Election Precinct 19, Forrest
  • 20-32Election Precinct 20, Wheatland

Wildfire, 1993 to 2020

281 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 281 of them, burning about 152,972 acres. 78 started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined123
Natural78
Equipment and vehicle use40
Debris and open burning18
Power generation/transmission/distribution13
Smoking4
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Fireworks2
Recreation and ceremony1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
18 June 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined32,243 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionWINDY
9 July 2011Natural11,507 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionBRITT
11 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined8,000 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionHUDSON
5 January 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined7,000 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionWOODS
13 March 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined6,300 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionNORTH CUT FIRE
14 July 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined5,000 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionHEATHER
17 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined5,000 acresLas Vegas DistrictMEEKS
17 June 2009Natural4,000 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionCULBERTSON

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

Storms, 1950 to 2025

60 of 623 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 623 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 22 injuries and about $6,265,040 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail349
Thunderstorm Wind182
Tornado43
Flash Flood23
Funnel Cloud16
Heavy Rain10

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

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2007Tornado (EF1)Logan12 hurt, $3,500,000A small and possibly elevated landspout type tornado developed on the far east end of a rear flank outflow that swung south through east over Logan as a storm centered about 5 miles to the west moved north over Ute Lake. Damage along the track as it moved over the west side of Logan was intermittent with damage indicators pointing to winds of general 80 to 90 mph with peak winds near the south and north ends of the track estimated at 105 mph. Average track width was around 100 yards. Logan had no tornado siren system but citizens reported nearly 30 to 50 minutes notice of an approaching severe thunderstorm. About a dozen injuries were reported with only two transported to Tucumcari for brief treatment in hospital. Heaviest damage was mainly confined to about 50 manufactured homes and recreational vehicles tossed and rolled mainly on the south end of the lake resort community. Damage to site constructed homes and buildings was limited to window, roof and soffit damage except for one 1910 era frame home that lost its roof.
June 1992Hailnot stated5 hurtno account filed
June 1992Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindLogan1 hurt, $60,000no account filed
July 1972Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
June 1961Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
June 1989Hailnot stated1 hurtno account filed
May 2023Flash FloodTucumcari$500,000Multiple reports of flash flooding were received via social media during the evening of May 25, 2023. Streets throughout town were flooded, closed, or impassable with vehicles being stranded in some spots. Water was also reported to have reached up to business entrances.
April 1970Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
March 2007HailLogan$200,000Storm passing mainly west of Logan dumped large hail over the west edge of Ute Lake.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindNara Visa$200,000no account filed
June 1995Thunderstorm WindNara Visa$200,000no account filed
June 2025Thunderstorm WindEndee$100,000Damaging wind gusts from a severe thunderstorm resulted in an overturned semi-truck along I-40 at mile marker 366.
September 2024Thunderstorm Wind(Tcc)Tucumcari Arpt$100,000The county Emergency Manager and Quay County Sun newspaper reported 10 commercial vehicles were blown over on I-40 due to severe thunderstorm wind gusts. This along with 7 other simultaneous crashes closed I-40 for several hours in both directions. Several people were taken to the local hospital in Tucumcari as emergency response from Logan, San Jon, Tucumcari and the Quay Fire District 2 responded to the incident.
July 2006Flash FloodTucumcari$100,000no account filed
June 2021Thunderstorm WindLogan$80,000A member of the public in Logan estimated 70 mph wind gusts from a severe thunderstorm that tracked southeast through the area. The emergency manager also reported thunderstorm damage from these winds with siding and metal roofing torn from several mobile homes. A tractor trailer was also turned over on New Mexico State Highway 54, and several four feet tall mesquite bushes were snapped in half. Damages are estimated for the mobile home damage, overturned tractor trailers, and mesquite bush damage.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindNara Visa$75,000High winds damaged a home several miles northwest of Nara Visa. Windows were blown out of the home and trees were toppled in the area. Damage amounts are a rough estimate for roof and window damage.
September 2024Thunderstorm WindNara Visa$65,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts blew of a community center roof, church doors and destroyed numerous outbuildings in Nara Visa as reported in Quay County Sun. A social media post showed a large section of a metal fence lofted into the air and draped over a toppled tree at Burns Ranch and a second large tree blown down.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindNara Visa$50,000High winds and large hail resulted in roof damage to at least one home in Nara Visa. Damage amounts are a rough estimate for one home.
August 1993Thunderstorm WindLogan$50,000A severe thunderstorm in Logan blew over trees and power poles and damaged a trailer. Reports were received by both the media and the sheriff's office in Tucumcari.
June 1994Tornado (F0)San Jon$50,000no account filed
June 2021HailLogan$40,000Trained spotters and law enforcement in Logan reported estimated quarter size hail from a severe thunderstorm tracking southeast through the area. The hail tore holes in mobile home siding. This thunderstorm also produced six to twelve inches of hail accumulation across Logan, including along New Mexico State Highway 54. Damages are estimated for the hail damage to the mobile homes.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindTucumcari$40,000High winds gusting 60-65 mph in Tucumcari ripped away parts of a motel roof.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindJordan$25,000A wet microburst along NM-156 west of Ragland destroyed a sheet metal barn, pulled several concrete anchored fence posts from the ground, and toppled a tree. Damage amounts are estimated.
August 2008Flash FloodTucumcari$25,000Thunderstorms produced heavy rain which resulted in extensive street flooding in Tucumcari and Logan. Several vehicles became stuck in as much as three feet of water and at least one home was flooded.
June 1965Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
July 1963Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 2023Thunderstorm Wind(Tcc)Tucumcari Arpt$20,000Multiple semi rollovers were reported along I-40. Damage is an estimate based on damage to vehicles and potential loss of product.
May 2019Thunderstorm Wind(Tcc)Tucumcari Arpt$20,000A roof was blown off a barn south of Tucumcari along SR-278. Damage amounts are a rough estimate.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindForrest$20,000Church in Forrest lost half it's roof and all windows during high wind.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindTucumcari$20,000Severe thunderstorms in Quay County produced hail up to quarter size and strong winds which snapped some power poles in town.
May 2008Flash FloodTucumcari$15,000State Road 104 was washed out just south of the Quay-San Miguel County line.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindForrest$10,000High wind gusts along the gust front ahead of a line of storms flipped and overturned an 18-wheeler trailer near Forrest.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindSan Jon$10,000A microburst with estimated 70 to 90 mph winds from a severe thunderstorm caused significant damage in and around Grady as well as in far southern Quay County. In southern Quay County, a National Weather Service damage survey team estimated 70 mph winds associated with the microburst destroyed a carport. The carport along with a downed TV antenna was carried 200 yards away from their original location. A storage shed that was attached to the carport was also tipped over. Additionally, several large trees limbs were downed. Damages are estimated for the loss and damage to the carport, TV antenna, storage shed, and tree limbs.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindLogan$10,000Strong thunderstorms winds flipped over a pop-up camper at Ute Lake State Park.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindHouse$10,000High winds between 700 and 730 pm MST ripped telephone polls in half and broke tree branches 8 to 12 inches in diameter. Electrical power was out for about 7 hours.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindLogan$10,000Boat storage facilities and power lines were damaged by high winds at Ute Lake.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindBard$5,000Severe outflow winds with dime size hail tossed a small metal shed into a nearby tree near Bard. Damage amounts are estimated for the metal shed.
June 2013HailLogan$5,000Golf ball size hail broke windows and damaged a tree and nearby barn about 6 miles north-northeast east of Logan.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindTucumcari$5,000A cooperative observer reported several power poles downed and a small travel trailer overturned during a strong storm near Tucumcari.
August 1993HailNara Visa$5,000Golfball-size hail broke windows and shredded trees of vegetation.
June 2013HailTucumcari$3,000Baseball hail 4 miles north of Tucumcari.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindHouse$3,000Large tree limbs were snapped off of trees.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindNara Visa$3,000A line of thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts in northeast New Mexico. Large tree limbs were broken six miles south of Amistad and windows were broken in Nara Visa.
July 2009HailSan Jon$2,500no account filed
August 1979Tornado (F0)not stated$2,500no account filed
May 1974Tornado (F0)not stated$2,500no account filed
June 1964Tornado (F2)not stated$2,500no account filed
July 1959Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
July 2022HailLogan$2,000A trained spotter near Logan reported quarter size hail. The hail did damage to tree leaves and destroyed their garden. Damages are estimated.
July 2021HailHouse$2,000A CoCoRaHS observer in House reported nickel size hail with a strong thunderstorm tracking southward through the area. The observer also reported some minor damage with dents in their car from the hail. Damages are estimated for the car dents.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindTucumcari$2,000Strong winds resulted in roof damage to a house.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindLogan$2,000A few portable buildings near Logan were overturned.
May 2023Flash FloodEndee$1,000The NMDOT reported State Highway 93 being closed due to standing water over the roadway south of I-40 to Endee. There were no reports of any damage.
June 2013HailBard$1,000Nickel hail covered the ground and broke two windows of a home a few miles east-southeast of Bard.
June 2013HailTucumcari$1,000Baseball hail 3 miles northwest of Tucumcari.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindSan Jon$1,000Multiple large tree branches were knocked down. A 12 inch diameter cottonwood tree was reduced to less than half its original height.
June 2010HailBard$1,000One inch to 1.90 inch hail broke three windows out of a house.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindHouse$1,000Four inch diameter tree limbs were downed in the town of House.
July 1998Flash FloodSan Jon$1,000no account filed

Mines and quarries

138 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 138 workings inside this county. 15 still produce and 123 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction111
Uranium22
Limestone, General3
Copper2
Vanadium2
Stone2
Silver, Copper1
Copper, Silver1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Little Rattler MineUranium, Silver, CopperPast Producer1955, 1956
San Jon AreaUranium, Copper, SilverOccurrence
Canadian River Copper DepositsCopper, UraniumOccurrence
Good Luck GroupUranium, VanadiumPast Producer1955, 1957
Hare PitStoneUnknown
Ima ProspectUranium, VanadiumOccurrence1955
Unnamed PitStoneUnknown
Ute Creek Copper DepositsCopper, UraniumPast Producer1910, 1920
Caprock PitLimestone, GeneralProducerCaliche
Duke PitLimestone, GeneralProducerCaliche
Ragland PitLimestone, GeneralProducerCaliche
Beasley Brothers 4 ProspectUraniumOccurrence1952
Bel Aro MineUraniumPast Producer1952, 1955
Breen ProspectUraniumOccurrence
Eight Point ClaimsUraniumOccurrence
Fife ProspectsUraniumOccurrence1955
Gilstrip and Trusdel PropertyUraniumOccurrence1955
Good Luck MineUraniumUnknown
Little RattlerUraniumUnknown
Lucky Find 15 ProspectUraniumOccurrence
Red Peak Area ProspectsUraniumOccurrence
Richardson Ranch ProspectsUraniumOccurrence
Section Twelve MineUraniumUnknown
Smith Ranch ProspectUraniumOccurrence
Strawn ProspectUraniumOccurrence
Troutman RanchUraniumOccurrence
Wallace Ranch ProspectUraniumPast Producer
Adams PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Beasley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Bruhn Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer1992
Bruhn Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSedimentary
Bruhn PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSedimentary
Clayton PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Collins PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Frank May PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Kryling PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Latham PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials Pit 71-15-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials Pit 71-15-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Materials Pit 73-13-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Three Unnamed PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Two Unnamed PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
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Wheeler PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every populated place in the county

36

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.

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

Recorded here

Tucumcari, New Mexico

6 topographic sheets and 5 fire insurance atlases, 1908 to 1949

Everything this county holds

The complete index, with nothing left out. Each of these is a separate record with its own page: a federal survey report, or the case file that argued a property on to the National Register. Both are public domain and reproduced word for word.

Surveyed structures

1 structure

The vanished settlements of Quay County, the places these records name that are no longer on the map.

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.