BlockLa Boca, New Mexico
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Bloomfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87419. It lies near Cemetery Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Burnt Mesa quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1889 USGS Largo quadrangle1:250000
- 1895 USGS Largo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Burnt Mesa quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Navajo Dam quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Navajo Reservoir quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
194 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 194 fires within 5 miles of La Boca between 1992 and 2020, burning about 271 acres in total. 176 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 176 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | REESE CANYON |
| 7 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | BELLA SPRINGS |
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | JAQUEZ CAN |
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | WILDCAT 3 |
| 29 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Ute Agency | STATELINE 2 |
| 26 September 2009 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Farmington Field Office | ROCKY |
| 21 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | YELLOWJACKET |
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 La Boca: 2 past producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navajo Dam | 13.4 miles | 18 | |
| Riverside | 14.4 miles | 16 | |
| Archuleta | 14.9 miles | 15 | |
| Cedar Hill | 15.7 miles | 16 | |
| Alcatraz | 18.4 miles | 16 | |
| Inca | 18.6 miles | 16 | |
| Turley | 18.8 miles | 16 | |
| Center Point | 19.9 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2806752. 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.