BlockLoma Parda, New Mexico
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Wagon Mound census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87753. The Survey maps it on the Loma Parda quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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 Las Vegas quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Loma Parda quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
15 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Loma Parda between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,222 acres in total. 9 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 | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 2000 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | HUMPHREY |
| 9 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | PABLO |
| 6 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Las Vegas District | PHOENIX |
| 30 August 2011 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Las Vegas District | GRAVEL PIT |
| 4 July 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge | LOMA PARDA |
| 17 July 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge | LOMA PARDA |
| 17 July 2005 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | EMBER |
| 5 June 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | DEBBIE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiptonville | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Watrous | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Golondrinas | 6.6 miles | 15 | |
| Valmora | 8.4 miles | 13 | |
| Buena Vista | 10.3 miles | 15 | |
| Shoemaker | 10.8 miles | 13 | |
| La Cueva | 11.3 miles | 15 | |
| Rainsville | 11.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 899731. 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.