Angustura, New Mexico
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Bloomfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87413. It lies near Valdez Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Bloomfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1889 USGS Largo quadrangle1:250000
- 1895 USGS Largo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Bloomfield quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Navajo Reservoir quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Bloomfield quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
67 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Angustura between 2000 and 2020, burning about 662 acres in total. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ELDRIGE |
| 6 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | REX MIAMI |
| 28 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | REFINERY |
| 15 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | KITTEL |
| 20 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | JUNIPER |
| 8 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | CORRAL |
| 7 July 2004 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SOUTHFIRST |
| 5 July 2017 | Fireworks | under an acre | Chama District | MAGNUM |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Angustura: 9 past producers, 5 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Pit | Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit | Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit | Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit | Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit | Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mangum Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan | 0.8 miles | 16 | |
| Bloomfield | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Blanco | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Lee Acres | 7.1 miles | 17 | |
| Turley | 8.0 miles | 16 | |
| Fivemile Crossing | 8.0 miles | 16 | |
| Alcatraz | 8.4 miles | 16 | |
| Aztec | 9.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2806746. 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.








