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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.

Frost within Bernalillo County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

45 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined25
Natural5
Recreation and ceremony3
Debris and open burning3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Fireworks2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Arson/incendiarism1
Other causes1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2006Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry Divisionnot named
26 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry Division5 HILLS
21 August 2011Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionSTORM
9 July 2016Debris and open burning2.0 acresBernalillo DistrictCRESTVIEW
6 July 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBernalillo District333 FIRE
4 July 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCibola National ForestZUZAX
2 July 2002Fireworks10 acresCibola National ForestFIRE EAST
13 July 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionGEESE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bernalillo County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Carbonatite DepositCobaltUnknown
Gypsum PitGypsum-AnhydriteUnknown
Materials Pit 58-9-SLimestone, DimensionProducer
Crusher PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducer
Sandia Vista PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSedimentary
Sedillo HillLimestone, GeneralProducerSedimentary
Materials Pit #57-26-SStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Materials Pit #62-45-SStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Materials Pit #65-56-SStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown

Every working recorded in Bernalillo County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Magic Valley1.1 miles17
Sandia Knolls2.0 miles17
Dennis Chaves Estates2.3 miles18
Los Pinos2.6 miles18
Corners3.0 miles18
Sedillo3.1 miles18
El Refugio3.3 miles18
San Antonito3.6 miles17

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.