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Apodaca, New Mexico

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Dixon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87527. It stands on Cañada de Piedra Lumbre. The Survey maps it on the Trampas quadrangle.

Apodaca within Rio Arriba County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 12 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.

Photographs

2 photographs,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Martin Apodaca Homestead, Canyon Largo, Lindrith, Rio Arriba County, NM
Martin Apodaca Homestead, Canyon Largo, Lindrith, Rio Arriba County, NM
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Martin Apodaca Homestead, El Buen Pastor, Canyon Largo, Lindrith, Rio Arriba County, NM
Martin Apodaca Homestead, El Buen Pastor, Canyon Largo, Lindrith, Rio Arriba County, NM
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

62 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Apodaca between 1993 and 2020, burning about 136 acres in total. 18 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Natural18
Debris and open burning9
Smoking5
Fireworks5
Equipment and vehicle use2
Arson/incendiarism1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
17 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTaos Field OfficeAPEDACO
9 July 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresAlbuquerque District OfficeCEMETARY
9 July 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlbuquerque District OfficePALLO
7 July 2005Naturalunder an acreTaos Field OfficeAPODACA
6 July 2005Naturalunder an acreTaos Field OfficeMM 25
6 July 2002Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreTaos Field OfficeDIXON
5 July 2005Naturalunder an acreTaos Field OfficeSAHD
4 July 1993Fireworks4.0 acresAlbuquerque District OfficeWILLOW

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Rio Arriba County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Apodaca: 7 past producers, 6 prospects, 2 occurrences, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Calcium, Bismuth, Copper. 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
Blm 1 - 74 - 676Sand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Champion MineCopper, Silver, Gold, AntimonyPast Producer1879, 1959
Champion MineSilver, Copper, GoldProspect
Harding PegmatiteBeryllium, Lithium, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), CalciumPast Producer1919, 1958
Harding PegmatiteTin, Tantalum, Lithium, BerylliumPast Producer1900, 1920
Harding Pegmatite Ext.Beryllium, TantalumOccurrence
Owen-Roybal GroupBeryllium, Niobium (Columbium), TantalumPast Producer1957
Owens-Roybal GroupBeryllium, Niobium (Columbium)Past Producer
Picuris DistrictCopper, Lithium, Beryllium, Tantalum, Silver, Tungsten, Gold, Bismuth, Calcium, Kyanite, Niobium (Columbium)Past ProducerLODE (VEIN)
Theodore Glass PropertyBeryllium, MicaProspect

Every working recorded in Rio Arriba 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
Montecito0.7 miles12
Dixon1.4 miles11
Rinconada1.5 miles12
Cañoncito2.0 miles12
La Bolsa2.5 miles11
La Junta3.0 miles11
La Cienaga3.4 miles11
La Cuestecita3.9 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 903248. 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.