Agua, New Mexico
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1990. It lies in ZIP code area 87047. The Survey maps it on the San Pedro quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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 San Pedro quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS San Pedro quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Edgewood quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS San Pedro quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
30 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Agua (historical) between 1993 and 2019, burning about 38 acres in total. 16 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | STORM |
| 15 August 2000 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Cibola National Forest | SAN PEDRO CREEK |
| 10 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LIVING WATER |
| 6 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | PUERTOCITA |
| 5 July 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | S. MOUNTAIN |
| 5 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | GILDEN |
| 3 July 2001 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 26 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CIAIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Agua (historical): 12 past producers, 8 unknowns, 5 prospects, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnahan | Manganese | Past Producer | 1955 | |
| Carnahan Mine | Zinc, Lead, Manganese, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1885, 1955 | |
| Diamond Tail Project | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Old Timer | Silver, Gold | Unknown | ||
| San Franciso | Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper, Silver | Producer | ||
| San Pedro Garnet | Garnet | Prospect | Metamorphic | |
| Shamrock Mine | Copper, Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Adams Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Fuzzy Jim Claim | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Las Vegas | Iron | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Pedro | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Golden | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Cedar Grove | 5.9 miles | 19 | |
| Hyer | 7.0 miles | 16 | |
| Ortiz (historical) | 8.0 miles | 18 | |
| Dolores (historical) | 9.5 miles | 17 | |
| Thunder Mountain | 11.1 miles | 19 | |
| Madrid | 12.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 902790. 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.








