Fruitland, New Mexico
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Farmington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87416. It stands on Stevens Arroyo. The Survey maps it on the Fruitland quadrangle.
On record in Fruitland
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record
- Fruitland Irrigation Project, Yellowman Siphon, Nenahwezad Chapter House Vicinity, Fruitlandfederal building survey, 4 photographs
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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 Chaco quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Chaco quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1927 USGS Sulphur Spring quadrangle1:96000
- 1928 USGS Kirtland quadrangle1:125000
- 1932 USGS Kirtland quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Shiprock quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Shiprock quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Shiprock quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Fruitland quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Photographs
1 photograph,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
123 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Fruitland between 2000 and 2020, burning about 895 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 15 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 92 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | NENAHNEZAD 3 |
| 2 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | NENAHNEZAD 9 |
| 3 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.4 acres | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | NENAHNEZAD 6 |
| 10 August 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | NE MORGAN LAKE |
| 8 July 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | N36 2ND LANE |
| 6 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | NENAHNEZAD 13 |
| 6 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | UPPER FRUITLAND 2 |
| 5 July 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | OJO AMARILLO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Fruitland: 4 unknowns, 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Caudell Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Harper Hill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Richey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Waterflow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fruitland in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 3 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Fruitland | $50,000 | A 50-yard section of NM 36 was washed over and partially destroyed from several feet of water, rocks, mud, and debris. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Fruitland | $50,000 | State EOC Situation Report #9 indicated that N 562 Road in Fruitland was completely undermined and affected nearly 300 residences. Area completely isolated. A 72 inch pipe was damaged by flood water. N 36 highway also damaged. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Fruitland | $50,000 | Heavy rain caused about four feet of mud to slide into an irrigation canal running along Navajo route 362. This forced water over route 362 and onto farm land and residents' homes. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fruitland | $1,500 | There was a downed utility pole from a likely strong gust front and microburst ahead of a line of storms moving east from Arizona. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nenahnezad | 1.2 miles | 21 | |
| Kirtland | 1.9 miles | 20 | |
| Ojo Amarillo | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Upper Fruitland | 4.6 miles | 20 | |
| Waterflow | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Cottonwood | 9.3 miles | 18 | |
| Farmington | 9.4 miles | 18 | |
| Totah Vista | 10.5 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 902252. 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.









