BlockCuchillo, New Mexico
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Truth or Consequences East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87901. It lies near Willow Spring Draw. The Survey maps it on the Cuchillo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Tucson Spring quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Tularosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Tularosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Cuchillo quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Truth or Consequences quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Cuchillo: 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Strike | Manganese | Past Producer | 1953 | |
| Lucky Strike | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Lucky Strike Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | 1953 |
Storms near this place
2 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cuchillo in 2 storm reports between 2002 and 2014: 1 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2002 | Flash Flood | Cuchillo | $500,000 | Persistent heavy rains from thunderstorms repeatedly moving over the same area resulted in Cuchillo creek spilling out of its banks and damaging most of the roads from Cuchillo northwestward toward Monticello. Residents around Cuchillo were told to evacuate. Floodwaters, initially a flash flood, remained at least until the following morning. Estimates of two inches of rain fell on ground saturated from days of previous heavy rains. |
| July 2014 | Heavy Rain | Cuchillo | - | The New Mexico Department of Transportation reported some water crossing the road on New Mexico Highway 52 near mile post 6. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Canyon | 8.1 miles | 14 | |
| Hot Springs Landing | 8.2 miles | 14 | |
| Elephant Butte Estates | 8.8 miles | 14 | |
| Williamsburg | 9.0 miles | 11 | |
| Truth or Consequences | 9.4 miles | 9 | |
| Placitas | 10.5 miles | 11 | |
| Elephant Butte | 11.1 miles | 14 | |
| Monticello | 12.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 898752. 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.
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.