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Crouch Mesa, New Mexico

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Bloomfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87401. The Survey maps it on the Horn Canyon quadrangle.

Crouch Mesa within San Juan County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

76 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Crouch Mesa between 2000 and 2020, burning about 142 acres in total. 13 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/undetermined25
Debris and open burning21
Natural13
Equipment and vehicle use5
Arson/incendiarism4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Fireworks2
Recreation and ceremony2
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 August 2003Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreFarmington Field OfficeTRAILER PA
3 August 2001Naturalunder an acreFarmington Field OfficeBOLLACK
25 August 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreFarmington Field OfficeHAMMON
25 August 2005Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreFarmington Field Office5584
22 August 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFarmington Field OfficeROLLER
9 July 2001Naturalunder an acreFarmington Field OfficeHOOD
7 July 2005Equipment and vehicle use1.2 acresFarmington Field OfficeLONE STAR
7 July 2000Natural1.0 acresFarmington Field OfficeGALLEGOS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Juan County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Crouch Mesa: 4 past producers, 3 producers, 3 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Materials PitGold, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Materials PitGold, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bolack No 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Foutz PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSedimentary
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
San Juan County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSedimentary
San Juan PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in San Juan County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Lee Acres3.4 miles17
Flora Vista4.1 miles19
Bloomfield5.4 miles16
Spencerville6.0 miles19
Totah Vista6.5 miles18
Farmington7.3 miles18
Aztec7.7 miles16
Angustura9.6 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2806750. 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.