Jordan, New Mexico
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1970. It stands in the House-Forrest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88427. The Survey maps it on the Jordan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 surveys from 6 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.
- 1954 USGS Clovis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Clovis quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Jordan between 1994 and 2011, burning about 1,005 acres in total. 3 started naturally. None 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 | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 August 2010 | Natural | 60 acres | Las Vegas District | DOWNEY |
| 9 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LATHAM |
| 5 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | UPTON |
| 25 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MOON |
| 24 July 2005 | Natural | 120 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LYONS |
| 18 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SPARKS |
| 10 July 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | INGLISH |
| 18 June 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MOON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Jordan: 6 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragland Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | Caliche | |
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
3 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jordan in 3 storm reports between 2013 and 2018: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jordan | $25,000 | A wet microburst along NM-156 west of Ragland destroyed a sheet metal barn, pulled several concrete anchored fence posts from the ground, and toppled a tree. Damage amounts are estimated. |
| May 2017 | Funnel Cloud | Jordan | - | Funnel cloud southwest of Quay moved north/northwest toward the I-40 corridor. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jordan | - | Outflow winds along thunderstorm gust front near Ragland with visibility reduced to zero in blowing dust. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ragland | 5.9 miles | 7 | |
| Ford (historical) | 7.1 miles | 7 | |
| Kirk (historical) | 7.4 miles | 7 | |
| McAlister | 8.0 miles | 7 | |
| House | 10.6 miles | 6 | |
| Quay | 10.7 miles | 6 | |
| Hassell | 11.1 miles | 6 | |
| Hartford (historical) | 12.2 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 898559. 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.


