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Bernardo, New Mexico

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Socorro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87006. The Survey maps it on the Abeytas quadrangle. It stands 4,741 feet above sea level.

Bernardo within Socorro County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 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.

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 Bernardo between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,826 acres in total. 6 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined32
Debris and open burning15
Natural6
Equipment and vehicle use5
Smoking2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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
1 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined50 acresSocorro DistrictLABOR DAY
5 July 1998Naturalunder an acreCibola National ForestBURRO
3 July 1995Smokingunder an acreSevilleta National Wildlife RefugeSABINAL
18 July 2000Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionBERNARDO
18 July 2000Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionCOTTON
17 July 2005Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionCOTTONWOOD
12 July 2000Natural14 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionGERONIMO
7 June 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSevilleta National Wildlife RefugeTRACK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Socorro County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Bernardo: 3 past producers, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Materials Pit 57-118-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Materials Pit 57-120-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Materials Pit 57-43-FSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Vignali PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Socorro County

Storms near this place

8 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bernardo in 8 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 4 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2021Flash FloodBernardo$250,000Strong thunderstorms that moved southwest through Socorro County brought heavy rain with reports of one to two inches. This resulted in widespread flooding across central Socorro County. The La Joya area was especially impacted with additional damage to the La Joya Acequia. A large section of the concrete ditch system north of La Joya was severely damaged, and several ditches and drains were filled with silt. All of the arroyos in the La Joya area flooded which washed away several of the arroyo banks and caused additional damage. The Rio Puerco River created to 17.75 feet Friday evening which was its highest level since 2013. Homes in the Contreras area were surrounded by flood water. Damages are estimated.
September 2019Flash FloodBernardo$100,000Emergency management reported damaged roads and closures in the area south of Abeytas. Damage amounts are a rough estimate for dirt roads washed out.
October 2025HailBernardo-A trained spotter in Bernardo observed quarter size hail from a severe thunderstorm.
September 2017Flash FloodBernardo-State road 304 closed at U.S. Highway 60 due to flooding.
September 2017Flash FloodBernardo-All lanes of Interstate 25 closed due to mud, rocks, and debris rushing over the highway from nearby mesas and retention ponds.
September 2013FloodBernardo-Widespread heavy rainfall led to a near record crest on the Rio Puerco at Bernardo. The peak flow of 7,120 cfs at 1130pm on the 15th was the second highest crest ever observed dating back to 1941. The river was above action stage for several days and was above flood stage between 7pm on the 15th and 10am on the 16th. Flooding occurred areas along the river. The Rio Grande at Acacia reported a 9,000 cfs at 130pm on the 16th, which was the highest crest ever observed.
April 2005Tornado (F0)Bernardo-A strong storm produced a brief landspout over open desert.
May 1999HailBernardo-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Socorro 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
San Francisco1.6 miles11
Contreras2.7 miles11
Abeytas3.6 miles11
La Joya5.0 miles10
Las Nutrias5.2 miles11
Sabinal5.4 miles11
San Geronimo6.2 miles10
Veguita7.6 miles10

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.

Wikipedia article on BernardoAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q4893879The 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 923560. 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.