Cleveland, New Mexico
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Mora census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87715. It lies near Comanche Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Mora quadrangle. It stands 7,375 feet above sea level.
On record in Cleveland
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 2 records
Cassidy Milllisted 1978
Cassidy, Daniel, and Sons General Merchandise Storelisted 1979
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1889 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mora quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Mora quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
79 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Cleveland between 1993 and 2020, burning about 344 acres in total. 25 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 | 36 |
| Natural | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MORPHY |
| 30 August 2005 | Natural | 3.5 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 2 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Las Vegas District | SAWYER |
| 19 August 2013 | Natural | 1.8 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | RINCON |
| 19 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | WALKER |
| 18 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MULTIPLE |
| 18 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SECOND |
| 17 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Santa Fe National Forest | ENCINAL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Cleveland: 3 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mica, Beryllium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Western Mine | Mica | Past Producer | 1949, 1952 | |
| Mora Beryl Prospect | Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
6 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cleveland in 6 storm reports between 2017 and 2025: 4 flash flood, 2 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Cleveland | $75,000 | Heavy rain on the northern end of the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon burn scar caused flooding on the Canoncito Creek. This washed out roads, destroyed pastures, and inundated homes. Damages are estimated. |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Cleveland | $50,000 | Repeated rounds of thunderstorms resulted in flash Flooding along NM Highway 518 just north of Cleveland. A trained spotter observed at least 8 places where small creeks along the Rio Mora were exceeding banks and flooding the highway. Flash flooding also resulted in extreme damage to NM Highway 434. The highway was closed for emergency repairs for 2 to 3 days and was reopened a few days later after installing five corrugated metal pipes and restoring the roadway with a temporary dirt surface. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Cleveland | $25,000 | Heavy rain on the Calf Canyon burn scar led to flash flooding and debris flow in the Cleveland area. Flash flooding was reported along New Mexico State Road 518 with flood waters very close to nearby homes. Damages are estimated. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Cleveland | - | The public reported flooding off the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon burn scar along the Rio la Casa above Cleveland, NM. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Cleveland | - | Penny size hail with heavy rainfall and minor flooding around Mora and Cleveland. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Cleveland | - | Three to four inches of hail accumulated near Cleveland. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cordillera | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Vallecitos | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Pacheco Village | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Mora | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Santa Gertrudis (historical) | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Monte Aplanado | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Holman | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Abuelo | 3.4 miles | 16 |
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 Cleveland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19461050 | 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 915813. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







