BlockLa Loma, New Mexico
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Santa Fe South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87508. The Survey maps it on the Seton Village quadrangle. It stands 7,103 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1889 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Seton Village quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Seton Village quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
70 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of La Loma between 1994 and 2020, burning about 94 acres in total. 21 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1997 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Santa Fe National Forest | ALAMOS |
| 27 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | CORRAL |
| 12 September 2018 | Natural | 2.8 acres | Santa Fe National Forest | HONDO |
| 7 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | PETE |
| 6 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | BARBERIA |
| 17 August 1996 | Natural | 12 acres | Santa Fe National Forest | CORRAL |
| 17 August 1994 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Santa Fe National Forest | not named |
| 16 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | BARBARIA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of La Loma: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Pumice Mine | Pumice | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seton Village | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Sunlit Hills | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Cañada de los Alamos | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Analco (historical) | 4.5 miles | 23 | |
| Santa Fe | 4.7 miles | 23 | |
| El Dorado at Santa Fe | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| El Dorado | 5.4 miles | 18 | |
| Agua Fria | 5.4 miles | 20 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on La Loma | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19818335 | 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 918221. 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.