Chelwood Park, 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 87112. It lies near Piedra Lisa Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Albuquerque East quadrangle.
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
82 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Chelwood Park between 1993 and 2020, burning about 954 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 4 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 | 42 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2019 | Natural | 1.8 acres | Cibola National Forest | HAWK WATCH |
| 13 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 6 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | EMBUDITO |
| 4 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | LOMAS |
| 28 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | KIWANIS 1 |
| 26 August 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | ROCK |
| 16 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | SOUTH CREST |
| 11 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | SOUTH PEAK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Chelwood Park: 7 producers, 6 unknowns, 1 past producer. 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 | 1.2 miles | 21 | |
| La Cuesta | 1.2 miles | 21 | |
| Mesa Village | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Hoffmantown | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Cañada Village | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Buena Ventura | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Vista Encantada | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Carnuel | 3.4 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 Q122573512 | 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 905066. 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.












