BlockHerrera, New Mexico
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1883 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the West Bernalillo census division. The Survey maps it on the Herrera quadrangle.
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.
- 1883 USGS Mt. Taylor quadrangle1:250000
- 1886 USGS Mt. Taylor quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Mt. Taylor quadrangle1:250000
- 1899 USGS Mt. Taylor quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Herrera quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Grants quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
7 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Herrera between 1995 and 2015, burning about 292 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2007 | Natural | 214 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 15 July 2007 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Laguna Agency | LODGE POLE |
| 27 June 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Laguna Agency | BUNDEE |
| 4 May 2006 | Smoking | under an acre | Laguna Agency | WELL |
| 6 April 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 23 acres | Laguna Agency | SOUTH ALAMOS |
| 22 March 1998 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Laguna Agency | APACHE |
| 12 March 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitvale (historical) | 14.3 miles | 19 | |
| Taylor Ranch | 21.0 miles | 21 | |
| Paradise Hills | 21.9 miles | 21 | |
| Arenal | 23.8 miles | 23 | |
| Los Duranes | 23.9 miles | 23 | |
| Atrisco | 23.9 miles | 23 | |
| Los Candelarias | 24.4 miles | 23 | |
| Old Town | 24.5 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 898793. 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.