Folsom, New Mexico
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Clayton North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88419. It lies near Buffalo Head. The Survey maps it on the Folsom quadrangle. 51 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 6,391 feet above sea level.
On record in Folsom
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 1 record
Folsom Hotellisted 1987
Population over time
3 figuresFolsom fell from 56 to 51 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56 | |
| 2010 | 56 | 0 (0%) |
| 2020 | 51 | -5 (-9%) |
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 Dalhart quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Dalhart quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Dalhart quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Folsom quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Capulin Mountain quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Folsom between 1998 and 2018, burning about 356 acres in total. 1 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 | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | 39 acres | Cimarron District | NEWKIRK |
| 22 May 2006 | Natural | 250 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 20 December 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 67 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | BRIGGS |
| 1 November 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cimarron District | HWY 325 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Folsom: 10 unknowns, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Volcanic Materials, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Mountain Rock Mine | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Twin Mountain Rock Quarry | Volcanic Materials | Producer | Scoria | |
| Baby Capulin | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bary Capulin | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Capulin Mountain | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Capulin Mountain | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Colomex Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Colorado & Southern Ballast Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
36 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Folsom in 36 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 27 hail, 4 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Folsom | $50,000 | Rainfall rates of 2 inches in 30 minutes were reported in Folsom. Streets rapidly flooded including Highways 456 and 325. The runoff flooded some homes. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Folsom | $2,000 | Water was approximately four feet deep over Highway 456 at the Dry Cimarron River Crossing approximately 10 miles east of Folsom. A few fences were washed out due to the high water. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folsom | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds lifted the roof off a small shed. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Folsom | - | Observer reported quarter size hail from a severe thunderstorm that ended up destroying their garden tomatoes. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folsom | - | A trained spotter estimated 60 mph wind gusts associated with a severe thunderstorm. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Folsom | - | Nickel size hail reported near Folsom. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folsom | - | Peak wind gust up to 60 mph near Folsom. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Folsom | - | A quick burst of hail up to the size of golf balls was reported near Folsom. Minor damage was reported to a pick up truck from the hail. Observers in the area also witnessed a funnel cloud. |
| June 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Folsom | - | Funnel cloud spotted northeast of Folsom. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Folsom | - | Ping pong ball size hail from a very brief storm. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Folsom | - | Penny size hail in Folsom. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Folsom | - | Half dollar size hail fell briefly in Folsom. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Folsom | - | Hail accumulated several inches deep. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Folsom | - | Quarter size hail covering the ground just north of Folsom. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Folsom | - | Near Folsom. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Folsom | - | Quarter size hail up to 2 inches deep at State Road 551 and 456 to the northeast of Folsom. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Folsom | - | Dry Cimarron Creek at Folsom became a raging torrent of water with flows out of bank into nearby trees and meadows. Photos from one section of the creek showed a large waterfall scouring out the creek bed and nearby creek banks. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Folsom | - | Hail was mostly pea size, but a few stones were the size of a golfball. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Folsom | - | Pea size hail also reported covered the ground 5 to 6 inches deep across a 6 mile stretch of open rangeland. |
| July 2001 | Flash Flood | Folsom | - | Raging water flows were reported in arroyos north of Folsom. A nearby cooperative observer reported 1.6 inch rain in about an hour. Satellite rain estimates over the rural country were as high as 4 inches in 2 hours. |
| May 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Folsom | - | Spotters reported several brief funnel clouds over open rangeland of northwest Union County. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Folsom | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Folsom | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Folsom | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Folsom | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Folsom | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Folsom | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Folsom | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Folsom | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Folsom | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Folsom | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Folsom | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Folsom | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Folsom | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Folsom | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Folsom | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison (historical) | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Des Moines | 7.3 miles | 8 | |
| Capulin | 8.2 miles | 8 | |
| Emery Gap (historical) | 10.8 miles | 8 | |
| Grande | 14.2 miles | 8 | |
| Willow Springs (historical) | 17.8 miles | 8 | |
| Corrumpa (historical) | 22.2 miles | 8 | |
| Grenville | 23.6 miles | 8 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Folsom | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1435589 | 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 902249. 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.




