BlockLa Cienaga, New Mexico
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Dixon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87531. It stands on Cañada Comanche. The Survey maps it on the Velarde quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1953 USGS Velarde quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Raton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Raton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Taos quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Velarde quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
59 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of La Cienaga between 1992 and 2020, burning about 149 acres in total. 15 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 | 15 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | VIGIL |
| 9 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Albuquerque District Office | CEMETARY |
| 7 July 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Taos Field Office | APODACA |
| 6 July 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Taos Field Office | DIXON |
| 30 July 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | RANA |
| 3 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Taos Field Office | EMBUDO II |
| 3 July 2005 | Fireworks | 2.6 acres | Taos Field Office | GASOLINEAL |
| 3 July 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Albuquerque District Office | CACTUS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Cienaga: 1 prospect, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Bismuth, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blm 1 - 74 - 676 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Goat's Point Prospect | Bismuth | Prospect |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 907623. 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.