Juan Tomas, New Mexico
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the East Bernalillo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87059. The Survey maps it on the Sedillo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1892 USGS San Pedro quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Sedillo 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 Sedillo quadrangle1:24000
- 1995 USGS Sedillo quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
112 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Juan Tomas between 1993 and 2020, burning about 143 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 60 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | 462 |
| 22 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | CEDRO WEST |
| 8 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | YUCCA |
| 8 August 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | OAK FLAT |
| 6 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | BEARSCAT |
| 5 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | not named |
| 4 August 1995 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Cibola National Forest | FLAT |
| 30 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | ROBIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Juan Tomas: 6 unknowns, 6 occurrences, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Limestone, General, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Don Mine | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Little Apples Co. Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Lowdermilk Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Tina | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown Name Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Uranium Claim | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Hattie Clay Pits | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Hattie Mine | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Schockley | Barium-Barite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedro | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Ponderosa Pine | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Yrisarri | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Miera | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Barton | 4.7 miles | 19 | |
| Sedillo | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Manzano Springs | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Corners | 5.3 miles | 18 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122551662 | The 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 907472. 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.








