Allison, New Mexico
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Gallup census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87301. It stands on Gamerco Wash. The Survey maps it on the Gallup West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1886 USGS Wingate quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Wingate quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Gallup West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1967 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Allison between 1996 and 1998, burning about 28 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 June 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | MENTMORE-1 |
| 10 June 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MENTMORE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Allison: 4 unknowns, 4 producers, 3 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallup Brick & Tile Co | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Red Dog Pit | Pumice | Producer | ||
| State Hwy Pit No 57-39-S | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Twin Buttes | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| J & S Enterprise | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Sundt Pit | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Twin Buttes Quarry | Stone | Producer | Basalt | |
| Elkins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gallup Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
3 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Allison in 3 storm reports between 2015 and 2018: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allison | - | Severe thunderstorm outflow winds peaked at 75 mph at the Gallup Municipal Airport. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allison | - | Gallup airport. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allison | - | Gallup airport reported a 70 mph wind gust from dry thunderstorms. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallup | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Mentmore | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Gamerco | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Twin Buttes | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Gibson (historical) | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Weaver (historical) | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Red Rock | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Heaton (historical) | 5.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 885703. 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.








