BlockCherry Valley, New Mexico
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Wagon Mound census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87753. The Survey maps it on the Cherry Valley Lake 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
6 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.
- 1892 USGS Watrous quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Watrous quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Cherry Valley Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Roy quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Cherry Valley (historical) between 2002 and 2019, burning about 55 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2016 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Las Vegas District | VALMORA |
| 22 July 2010 | Natural | 5.3 acres | Las Vegas District | MOSQUITO |
| 27 June 2018 | Natural | 45 acres | Las Vegas District | STUCK |
| 27 June 2004 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MARSH |
| 10 June 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | WATROUS R |
| 26 February 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | TOM |
| 15 January 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Las Vegas District | 19-40430272X |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Cherry Valley (historical): 2 unknowns. None of them 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoemaker | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Valmora | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Optimo | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Watrous | 7.3 miles | 13 | |
| Tiptonville | 8.4 miles | 13 | |
| Ciruela | 11.3 miles | 13 | |
| Loma Parda | 12.9 miles | 14 | |
| Wagon Mound | 16.6 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 914417. 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.