BlockFruitvale, New Mexico
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the West Bernalillo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87121. It lies near La Mesita Negra. The Survey maps it on the La Mesita Negra quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Fruitvale
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Rio Puerco Bridgelisted 1997 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1888 USGS Bernalillo quadrangle1:125000
- 1889 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS La Mesita Negra 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 La Mesita Negra quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
22 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Fruitvale (historical) between 1994 and 2016, burning about 1,788 acres in total. 4 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 | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2007 | Natural | 80 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 16 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SAWMILL |
| 1 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | DEAN MIERA |
| 31 July 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Laguna Agency | APACHE |
| 31 July 1995 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Laguna Agency | BUNGEE |
| 8 June 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SPEEDWAY |
| 5 June 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Laguna Agency | CEDAR |
| 3 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Fruitvale (historical): 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Pumice, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbird Hill | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Cerro Colorado-Archuleta Prospect | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arenal | 12.5 miles | 23 | |
| Pajarito | 13.3 miles | 10 | |
| Los Padillas | 13.7 miles | 10 | |
| Atrisco | 13.7 miles | 23 | |
| South Valley | 13.9 miles | 23 | |
| Armijo | 13.9 miles | 23 | |
| Herrera | 14.3 miles | 19 | |
| Five Points | 14.6 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 920783. 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.