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Holman, New Mexico

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Mora census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87723. It lies near Vigil Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Holman quadrangle. It stands 7,562 feet above sea level.

Holman within Mora County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 10 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.

Photographs

2 photographs, 1939

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.

Old church at Holman, New Mexico
Old church at Holman, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Old church at Holman, New Mexico
Old church at Holman, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

69 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Holman between 1994 and 2020, burning about 318 acres in total. 25 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
Natural25
Missing data/not specified/undetermined25
Debris and open burning12
Recreation and ceremony2
Arson/incendiarism2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 2020Natural4.0 acresLas Vegas District21-40460262X
6 September 2003Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionPICACHO
5 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry Divisionnot named
26 September 2001Natural45 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionJUNCTION
30 August 2005Natural3.5 acresNew Mexico State Forestry Divisionnot named
19 August 2013Natural1.8 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionRINCON
19 August 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Fe National ForestWALKER
18 August 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionMULTIPLE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mora County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Holman: 2 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension, Mica. 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
A & M MiningMicaProspect
Limestone QuarryLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Mora County

Storms near this place

12 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Holman in 12 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 9 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 debris flow. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2022Flash FloodHolman$500,000An estimated one to two inches of rain across the northern portion of the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon burn scar in Mora County. This caused significant flash flooding across the burn scar with Highway 518 and the Holman area hit particularly hard. Highway 518 was washed out from near the Taos County line to Cleveland. Video obtained from multiple broadcast media sources showed fast moving water and debris flow impacting numerous residences in Holman, Chacon, and Cleveland. Canoncito Creek was had major overflow with water flowing onto pastures, around homes, across area roadways, and one spotter remarked that it created a lake in some places. Damages are estimated.
July 2022Flash FloodHolman$150,000An estimated 2 to 3 inches of rain across the northern portion of the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon burn area caused significant flash flooding and debris flow across portions of western Mora County. Canoncito Creek overtopped the culvert and flooded Canoncito Road. Highway 94 was also impacted with widespread flooding and debris flow which forced the closure of the highway. Damages are estimated.
August 2022Debris FlowHolman$75,000Heavy rain on the Calf Canyon burn scar caused debris flow along New Mexico State Highway 518, rendering the roadway impassable near Holman. Damages are estimated.
July 2022Flash FloodHolman$75,000A heavy thunderstorm over the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon burn scar early in the day on July 23rd dropped between 0.50 and 0.75 inches of rain. This prompted a Flash Flood Warning for the burn scar, however, no reports of flooding were received. The water from this thunderstorm was held back thanks to debris flow. Around midnight, the New Mexico State EOC relayed reports of major flooding and debris flow from a light shower that was only producing a couple hundredths of an inch. This light rain was enough to release the heavier rain that had fallen earlier that day which washed out roads and impacted the Holman area. Damages are estimated.
June 2022Flash FloodHolman$75,000The Mora County emergency manager reported that the Canoncito Creek overtopped the culvert and flooded Canoncito Road. Damages are estimated.
August 2022Flash FloodHolman$50,000Flash flooding on the Calf Canyon burn scar led to flash flooding and debris flow in the Holman area. A couple of homes near New Mexico State Road 518 one half mile south of State Road 121 were impacted by the flood waters, and water was reported over the roadway in some spots. Signifcant flooding was also reported on Canoncito and Encinal Creeks, endangering property and destroying pastures. County Road B-022 was flooded all the way across State Road 518 to the Mora River. Damages are estimated.
July 2010Flash FloodHolman$20,000Multiple dirt roads were washed out in an area called Tramperos. Vehicles were stuck in the mud and high water. The Bartley RAWS near Gascon received over 2 inches of rain in less than 2 hours time.
June 2025Flash FloodHolman-Flash flooding off the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon burn scar along NM 518 has closed the highway between mile markers 37 and 38.
August 2023Flash FloodHolman-Debris flow across State Highway 518 in Holman required removal of rocks and mud across the road.
August 2022Flash FloodHolman-Heavy rain on the Calf Canyon burn scar caused Canoncito Creek to overfill its banks and flood Highway 518. Damages are not known.
June 2002HailHolman-no account filed
May 2001HailHolman-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Mora 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
Cleveland3.2 miles16
Vallecitos3.3 miles16
Cordillera4.1 miles16
Pacheco Village5.2 miles16
Mora5.3 miles16
El Alto5.7 miles16
Monte Aplanado5.8 miles16
Santa Gertrudis (historical)5.8 miles16

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on HolmanAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q19462373The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 915838. 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.