Frost, New Mexico
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the East Bernalillo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87047. The Survey maps it on the Sandia Park 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
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1892 USGS San Pedro quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Sandia Park quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Sandia Park quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
45 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Frost (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 158 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 26 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | 5 HILLS |
| 21 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | STORM |
| 9 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Bernalillo District | CRESTVIEW |
| 6 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bernalillo District | 333 FIRE |
| 4 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | ZUZAX |
| 2 July 2002 | Fireworks | 10 acres | Cibola National Forest | FIRE EAST |
| 13 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | GEESE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Frost (historical): 7 unknowns, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbonatite Deposit | Cobalt | Unknown | ||
| Gypsum Pit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit 58-9-S | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Crusher Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Sandia Vista Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sedillo Hill | Limestone, General | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Materials Pit #57-26-S | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit #62-45-S | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit #65-56-S | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Valley | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Sandia Knolls | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Dennis Chaves Estates | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Los Pinos | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Corners | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Sedillo | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| El Refugio | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| San Antonito | 3.6 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 920808. 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.







