Cieneguilla, New Mexico
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Santa Fe South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87507. It stands on Arroyo Calabasas. The Survey maps it on the Turquoise Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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 Santa Clara quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Turquoise Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Turquoise Hill quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Agua Fria quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Los Alamos quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 2002 USGS Turquoise Hill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
80 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Cieneguilla between 1993 and 2020, burning about 84 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 1 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 | 42 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 7 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | M60 |
| 11 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Bernalillo District | 21-60540190X |
| 11 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | JUSTIN |
| 9 July 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MARGO |
| 8 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Bernalillo District | 21-60180049X |
| 7 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bernalillo District | 21-60160044X |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Cieneguilla: 13 unknowns, 5 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Pumice, Manganese, Volcanic Materials. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Majada | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Cerrito Pelado Mine | Volcanic Materials | Producer | Scoria | |
| La Cienega | Manganese | Past Producer | 1950 | |
| La Cienega Manganese Deposit | Manganese | Occurrence | 1940 | |
| La Cienga Mine | Volcanic Materials | Producer | Cinders, Scoria | |
| La Cieniga Scoria | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Red Bird | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Cinder Pit | Pumice | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Cienega | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Valle Vista | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Bonanza City (historical) | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Agua Fria | 6.7 miles | 20 | |
| La Bajada | 6.8 miles | 18 | |
| Tres Arroyos | 7.3 miles | 20 | |
| Las Campanas | 8.5 miles | 20 | |
| Rosario | 9.7 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 902784. 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.









