Fivemile Crossing, New Mexico
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Bloomfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87412. The Survey maps it on the Blanco quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1889 USGS Largo quadrangle1:250000
- 1895 USGS Largo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Bloomfield quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Navajo Reservoir quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Blanco quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
61 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Fivemile Crossing between 1994 and 2020, burning about 106 acres in total. 45 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | REX MIAMI |
| 28 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | REGIS |
| 2 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | LARGO CAN |
| 19 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | HARRIS |
| 18 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | FACIO |
| 9 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Farmington Field Office | FIELD |
| 6 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | MEDINA |
| 3 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | CUTTER |
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 Fivemile Crossing: 2 past producers, 1 unknown. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turley | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Blanco | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Alcatraz | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Archuleta | 7.4 miles | 15 | |
| Angustura | 8.0 miles | 16 | |
| Sullivan | 8.1 miles | 16 | |
| Navajo Dam | 10.6 miles | 18 | |
| Bloomfield | 12.3 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 899634. 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.








