BlockEl Curuco, New Mexico
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Rio Chama census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87510. It stands on Arroyo del Cobre. The Survey maps it on the Abiquiu quadrangle.
On record in El Curuco
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Georgia O'Keeffe Home and StudioNational Historic Landmark · listed 1998 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1918 USGS Abiquiu quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Abiquiu quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Abiquiu quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1995 USGS Abiquiu quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
17 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of El Curuco between 1992 and 2020, burning about 32 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chama District | PADILLA |
| 30 May 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson National Forest | RED ROCKS #6 ACF |
| 23 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 22 May 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 20 May 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | CHAMA |
| 1 May 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | JACK |
| 19 April 1992 | Smoking | under an acre | Carson National Forest | not named |
| 18 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chama District | 189 |
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 El Curuco: 1 past producer, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Silver, Copper, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Minas Jimmie Prospect | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Lily Belle | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Ra03-001 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abiquiu | 0.2 miles | 14 | |
| La Careda | 0.4 miles | 14 | |
| Buena Vista | 0.9 miles | 14 | |
| Barranca | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Tierra Azul | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Plaza Blanca | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Frijoles Spring | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Cañones | 6.3 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122558082 | 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 906045. 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.