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Diamante, New Mexico

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Tierra Amarilla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87520. It lies near Briggs Mesa. The Survey maps it on the Monero quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Diamante within Rio Arriba County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 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

88 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Diamante (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 534 acres in total. 75 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
Natural75
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Debris and open burning2
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
8 September 2003Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionSTRAIGHTUP
5 September 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreChama District20-10210227X
5 September 1994Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSanta Fe National Forestnot named
4 September 2004Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionMUD
20 September 2000Natural1.2 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionGROUSE
19 September 2013Naturalunder an acreJicarilla AgencyHUMPHRIES
19 September 2013Naturalunder an acreJicarilla AgencyMONERO
15 September 2000Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionLOGGER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Rio Arriba County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Diamante (historical): 3 prospects. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Materials Pit No. 58-91-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Materials Pit No. 70-12-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Materials Pit No. 70-14-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect

Every working recorded in Rio Arriba 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
Biggs (historical)2.3 miles13
Monero2.9 miles13
Amargo4.0 miles14
Lumberton6.4 miles14
Willow Creek9.3 miles14
Dulce9.6 miles14
Chama12.8 miles14
Navajo13.1 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 901611. 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.