Los Cerrilos, New Mexico
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Santa Fe South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87010. It stands on San Marcos Arroyo. The Survey maps it on the Picture Rock quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1892 USGS San Pedro quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Madrid quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Picture Rock quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
16 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Los Cerrilos between 1994 and 2018, burning about 13 acres in total. 5 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 | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CR 45 |
| 26 July 1994 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Carson National Forest | not named |
| 24 July 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CAROL |
| 23 July 2005 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CEDAR MTN |
| 7 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MADRID |
| 3 June 2018 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Bernalillo District | MAIN STREET |
| 24 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 24 June 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | GOLDMINE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Los Cerrilos: 15 past producers, 3 occurrences, 3 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom Dollar Mine | Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Iron | Past Producer | 1875, 1901, 1944 | |
| Cash Entry | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Cash Entry Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | 1880, 1915 | |
| Central Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Cerrilos Mine | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Evelyn Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | 1910, 1945 | |
| Franklin Mine | Zinc, Lead, Cadmium | Past Producer | ||
| Grand Central Mine | Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1879, 1885, 1952 | |
| Mina Del Tiro | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | 1680, 1942 | |
| Unnamed Cinder Pits | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerrillos | 0.1 miles | 17 | |
| Waldo (historical) | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Madrid | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Rosario | 6.2 miles | 17 | |
| Dolores (historical) | 6.7 miles | 17 | |
| Bonanza City (historical) | 6.9 miles | 17 | |
| Ortiz (historical) | 7.2 miles | 18 | |
| Kennedy | 7.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 930474. 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.







