BlockLas Nutrias, New Mexico
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Tierra Amarilla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87575. It stands on Terrero Creek. The Survey maps it on the Las Nutrias quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1954 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Tierra Amarilla quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Chama quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Las Nutrias quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Las Nutrias between 1992 and 2020, burning about 28 acres in total. 12 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 | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | NUTRIAS |
| 9 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SALAZAR |
| 7 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | TERRO CREEK |
| 4 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CEBOLLA COMP |
| 27 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CHROMO |
| 23 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chama District | PROJECT |
| 22 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | DANDEE |
| 19 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | RITO DEL MEDIO |
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 Las Nutrias: 1 prospect. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 896885. 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.