Dilia, New Mexico
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Dilia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87724. The Survey maps it on the Dilia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1890 USGS Bernal quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Bernal quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Bernal quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Dilia quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Villanueva quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
14 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Dilia between 1994 and 2019, burning about 735 acres in total. 4 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 | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Las Vegas District | BONITA |
| 3 June 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ALAMO SLOUGH |
| 28 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 acres | Las Vegas District | PARK SPRINGS FIRE |
| 23 June 2006 | Natural | 150 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 3 May 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | HA |
| 29 May 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | GRASS |
| 26 May 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Las Vegas District | 19-40660449X |
| 26 May 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 125 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Dilia: 1 past producer, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sowell Ranch | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Herrera Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit 78-1-S & 78-27-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
19 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dilia in 19 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 16 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2021 | Hail | Dilia | $2,000 | Multiple sources in Dilia reported nickel to quarter size hail from a severe thunderstorm tracking southward through the area. One resident of Dilia reported that the hail broke their skylight. Damages are estimated for the loss of the skylight. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Dilia | - | A cooperative observer a mile south southeast of Dilia observed quarter size hail from a severe thunderstorm. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Dilia | - | Heavy rainfall caused an arroyo near Dilia to overflow its banks. No damages are known. |
| May 2015 | Heavy Rain | Dilia | - | A whopping 3.75 inches of rain was reported in a 24-hour period by the Dilia COOP observer. No flooding was reported from the heavy rain. |
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | Dilia | - | Heavy rain of near 4 inches swept down the Canon Blanco into the Pecos River near Dilia which saw flows of 200 CFS jump to over 5000 CFS. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Dilia | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Dilia | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Dilia | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Dilia | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Dilia | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Dilia | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Dilia | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Dilia | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Dilia | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Dilia | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Dilia | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Dilia | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Dilia | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Dilia | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Dilia | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Llano Del Medio | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Llano Viejo | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Anton Chico | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Upper Anton Chico | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Dahlia | 12.3 miles | 13 | |
| Colonias | 12.8 miles | 14 | |
| Vegas Junction | 15.4 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 918167. 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.






