BlockCañoncito, New Mexico
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Arroyo Hondo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87514. It stands on Lobo Creek. The Survey maps it on the Arroyo Hondo quadrangle. It stands 7,254 feet above sea level.
On record in Cañoncito
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Turley Mill and Distillery Sitelisted 1978 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Raton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Raton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Arroyo Hondo quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Wheeler Peak quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Arroyo Hondo quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
36 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Cañoncito between 1992 and 2019, burning about 39 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 2 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Carson National Forest | LATE NIGHT FIRE |
| 10 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | CERRITO COLORADO |
| 10 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | LOBO FIRE |
| 9 July 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson National Forest | LOWER HONDO ICF |
| 6 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | LAWRENCE |
| 5 July 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | HAWK |
| 4 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | GALLINA PEAK |
| 30 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson National Forest | CARLITOS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Cañoncito: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picuris | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arroyo Hondo | 2.0 miles | 9 | |
| Valdez | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| Kiowa Village | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Lobo (historical) | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| San Cristobal | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Arroyo Seco | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Lama | 7.3 miles | 9 | |
| El Prado | 8.4 miles | 11 |
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 Cañoncito | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16851638 | 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 924830. 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.