La Joyita, New Mexico
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Socorro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87801. It stands on Arroyo Rosa de Castillo. The Survey maps it on the La Joya quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1916 USGS La Joya quadrangle1:125000
- 1952 USGS La Joya quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
46 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of La Joyita (historical) between 1995 and 2019, burning about 137 acres in total. 4 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 | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MM168-25 |
| 23 August 2010 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge | BOWLING GREEN |
| 14 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Socorro District | 20-30170202X |
| 4 July 2002 | Natural | 55 acres | Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge | BOOT |
| 24 July 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | LACKEY |
| 2 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | 164 |
| 3 June 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ROBERTA |
| 22 June 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LA JOYA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of La Joyita (historical): 3 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelder-Everheart Prospect | Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | Barite, Fluorite, Galena | |
| Bachelder-Everheart Prospect | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Dewey | Barium-Barite, Calcium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | ||
| Dewey Mine | Lead, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1902 | |
| Dewey Mine | Barium-Barite, Calcium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Joyita | Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | ||
| Joyita Prospects | Iron, Calcium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit 68-10-S | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Acacia | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Alamillo | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Chamizal | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| San Geronimo | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Polvadera | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| McNierney | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| La Joya | 5.9 miles | 10 | |
| Red Mill | 6.3 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 920129. 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.





