Glencoe, New Mexico
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Ruidoso census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88324. It lies near Coe Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Lincoln quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Ruidoso quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:24000
- 2004 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
42 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Glencoe between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,017 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Lincoln National Forest | WEST |
| 5 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | PEPPER |
| 8 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Capitan District | 21-50110051X |
| 7 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | BREAKAWAY |
| 7 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | not named |
| 5 July 2003 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MCDANIEL |
| 1 July 2011 | Natural | 3.3 acres | Lincoln National Forest | FLUME TANK |
| 1 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Roswell Field Office | LOST |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Glencoe: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnell Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | 1992 | |
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
4 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glencoe in 4 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 2 flash flood, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Glencoe | $10,000 | The River Ranch RV Park northeast of Ruidoso along Highway 70 had to be evacuated due to flooding. Water was flowing fast out of Gavilan Canyon and the Rio Ruidoso was out of its banks. In addition, Forest Service Roads 120 B and C were flooded and damaged. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Glencoe | - | A public spotter reported golf ball size hail from a severe thunderstorm a few miles east northeast of Glencoe. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Glencoe | - | Heavy rain on the McBride burn scar caused water and debris to flow over Devil's Canyon Road at an Eagle Creek low water crossing. Damagers were not known. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Glencoe | - | Hail up to the size of golf balls. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Patricio | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| Lincoln | 6.7 miles | 9 | |
| Fort Stanton | 7.2 miles | 9 | |
| Double Crossing | 8.1 miles | 14 | |
| Hondo | 9.6 miles | 9 | |
| Baca (historical) | 9.9 miles | 13 | |
| Ruidoso Downs | 9.9 miles | 9 | |
| Capitan | 11.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 906564. 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.






