BlockFrio, New Mexico
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1968. It stands in the Tucumcari census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88401. It stands on Alamosito Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lesbia quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1930 USGS Tucumcari quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Tucumcari quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tucumcari quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Lesbia quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Frio (historical) between 1995 and 2020, burning about 1,899 acres in total. None 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 400 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | PERKINS |
| 27 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SAN BAR |
| 11 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 918 acres | Las Vegas District | AIRPORT RD |
| 5 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 285 acres | Las Vegas District | 20-40760607X |
| 17 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Las Vegas District | COVENANT |
| 19 April 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | RAGLAND |
| 18 April 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SELLERS |
| 31 March 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | DONALD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Frio (historical): 3 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Copper, Copper, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian River Copper Deposits | Copper, Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| San Jon Area | Uranium, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Troutman Ranch | Uranium | Occurrence |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 920806. 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.