Buena Ventura, New Mexico
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Albuquerque census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87123. The Survey maps it on the Albuquerque East quadrangle.
On record in Buena Ventura
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Enchanted Mesa Trading Postlisted 1998 · 0.4 miles away
Luna Lodgelisted 1998 · 0.5 miles away
La Puerta Lodgelisted 1998 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 21 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.
- 1888 USGS Bernalillo quadrangle1:125000
- 1889 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1934 USGS East Albuquerque quadrangle1:24000
- 1938 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Albuquerque East quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Albuquerque East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Albuquerque East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
63 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Buena Ventura between 1993 and 2020, burning about 902 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2009 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Southern Pueblos Agency | TANK |
| 4 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | LOMAS |
| 7 July 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ANNE |
| 6 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MICHELLE |
| 5 July 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | HAHN |
| 4 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LAUGHING |
| 4 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | VALLY |
| 4 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | RIVERSIDE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Buena Ventura: 7 producers, 7 unknowns, 2 past producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, REE, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9700 North 2nd Crusher | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Alpha Mine | REE | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit 58-43-S | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| New Pueblo Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ambrell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Coors Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Douglas Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Farrington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Martin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Materials Pit #58-127-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Vista | 1.0 miles | 21 | |
| Mesa Village | 1.0 miles | 21 | |
| La Cuesta | 1.6 miles | 21 | |
| Cañada Village | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Chelwood Park | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Hoffmantown | 2.5 miles | 21 | |
| Vista Encantada | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Carnuel | 4.4 miles | 21 |
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 Q122543985 | 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 904161. 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.












