BlockChapatalito, New Mexico
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Santa Fe South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87540. It lies near Cerro Pelon. The Survey maps it on the Ojo Hedionda quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1894 USGS Lamy quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Ojo Hedionda quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Villanueva quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Chapatalito (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 36 acres in total. 3 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/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | GALISTEO |
| 12 July 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | L-D |
| 7 June 2016 | Natural | 10 acres | Bernalillo District | CERRO PELON |
| 5 June 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Bernalillo District | 20-61700617X |
| 30 June 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SANCRISTOBAL |
| 3 June 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Bernalillo District | GALISTEO |
| 15 June 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Bernalillo District | 20-61820666X |
| 2 March 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | JOSHUA FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Chapatalito (historical): 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galisteo Mine | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Chora Canyon Placer | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Yellow Pearl Placer | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galisteo | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Kennedy | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Los Marias | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Dolores (historical) | 7.4 miles | 17 | |
| Spiess | 8.7 miles | 13 | |
| Ortiz (historical) | 9.1 miles | 18 | |
| Cerrillos | 9.8 miles | 17 | |
| Los Cerrilos | 9.9 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 902783. 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.