BlockAmargo, New Mexico
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Tierra Amarilla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87520. The Survey maps it on the Dulce quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1954 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Lumberton quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Chama quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Dulce quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
103 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Amargo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 516 acres in total. 85 started naturally. 5 were 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 | 85 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | STRAIGHTUP |
| 5 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | not named |
| 21 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Jicarilla Agency | GOMEZ 2 |
| 19 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Jicarilla Agency | MONERO |
| 15 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LOGGER |
| 6 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Jicarilla Agency | STEEP |
| 4 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Jicarilla Agency | DULCE MTN |
| 4 August 2000 | Natural | 14 acres | Jicarilla Agency | THOMPSONLA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Amargo: 5 prospects, 1 producer. 1 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Cordova | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Materials Pit No. 58-136-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Materials Pit No. 58-63-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Materials Pit No. 59-111-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Materials Pit No. 64-54-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Materials Pit No. 76-16-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberton | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Monero | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Diamante (historical) | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Dulce | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Biggs (historical) | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Navajo | 9.1 miles | 13 | |
| Willow Creek | 13.2 miles | 14 | |
| Chama | 16.7 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122558387 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 898515. 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.