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Abbott, New Mexico

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Springer census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87747. It lies near Anderson Draw. The Survey maps it on the Abbott quadrangle.

Abbott within Colfax County

On record in Abbott

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

9 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Abbott between 1997 and 2019, burning about 96 acres in total. 6 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
Natural6
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
14 September 2019Natural1.0 acresCimarron District20-20490250X
6 August 2019Natural15 acresCimarron District20-20340172X
15 July 2016Natural4.5 acresCimarron DistrictFERNANDEZ
15 July 2016Natural7.0 acresCimarron DistrictSWALLOW
3 June 2016Power generation/transmission/distribution10 acresCimarron DistrictSKILES
3 June 2011Natural50 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionABBOTT
26 June 2016Natural1.0 acresCimarron DistrictSHAW
5 April 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionABBOTT

Every fire recorded in Colfax County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Abbott: 6 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Colfax County

Storms near this place

27 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Abbott in 27 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 22 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2016HailAbbott$30,000Baseball size hail destroyed brand new pickup truck.
July 2023HailAbbott$10,000Two glass windows were broken at a residence. A neighbor also reported five cars being dented by the hail. Damage is an estimate.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindAbbott$5,000A severe thunderstorm that moved eastward along Highway 56 downed power lines about 5 miles west of Abbott. Damage amounts are a rough estimate.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindAbbott$5,000Trained spotter reported downed telephone pole from thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60mph or greater.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindAbbott$5,000The thunderstorm wind gusts partially knocked over a windmill tower. A few branches were also downed from trees, with one branch knocking out the power.
July 2025HailAbbott-The Abbott COOP observer reported hail up to quarter size from a severe thunderstorm.
June 2023HailAbbott-A trained spotter and storm chaser reported half dollar size to hen egg size hail in Abbott.
July 2023Tornado (EFU)Abbott-A cone tornado was reported by storm chasers just southeast of the intersection of NM 39 and U.S. Highway 56. The tornado lasted three minutes and was rain-wrapped for a time.
August 2019HailAbbott-Hail up to the size of quarters in Abbott.
June 2014Tornado (EF0)Abbott-Meteorologist reported a supercell thunderstorm producing a tornado for 10 minutes 2 miles northwest of Dorsey Mansion State Monument. No damage was reported.
May 2010HailAbbott-no account filed
May 2010HailAbbott-no account filed
September 2008HailAbbott-no account filed
September 2006HailAbbott-no account filed
August 2006HailAbbott-no account filed
June 2004HailAbbott-no account filed
June 2004HailAbbott-no account filed
April 2002HailAbbott-no account filed
June 2002HailAbbott-no account filed
June 2002HailAbbott-no account filed
June 2002HailAbbott-no account filed
June 2001HailAbbott-no account filed
May 2001HailAbbott-no account filed
May 2001HailAbbott-no account filed
May 2001HailAbbott-no account filed
June 2000HailAbbott-no account filed
July 1999HailAbbott-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Colfax County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Farley12.1 miles8
Taylor Springs12.5 miles8
Chico13.0 miles8
Tafoya (historical)14.3 miles8
Palo Blanco (historical)17.1 miles8
Springer18.2 miles8
Toril18.2 miles8
French19.7 miles8

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 901699. 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.

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.