BlockLava, New Mexico
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Vallecitos census division. The Survey maps it on the Los Pinos quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1918 USGS Tusas quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Los Pinos quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Chama quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Los Pinos quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
25 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Lava between 1993 and 2020, burning about 363 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 2 were 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2004 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Carson National Forest | SCHOOL HOUSE |
| 20 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | San Luis Valley Field Office | SAPO |
| 15 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | CHINO LAKE |
| 12 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | not named |
| 5 July 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | RAILROAD 2 |
| 5 July 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Rio Grande National Forest | RAILROAD #1 |
| 3 July 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson National Forest | ROAD RANGER ACF |
| 7 June 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Taos Field Office | LOS PINOS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Lava: 1 past producer, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Pinos | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| San Miguel | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Big Horn | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Sublette | 7.2 miles | 12 | |
| San Antonio (historical) | 8.7 miles | 12 | |
| Toltec | 9.4 miles | 15 | |
| Crowther Cow Camp | 22.1 miles | 14 | |
| Lobato | 23.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 907899. 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.