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Magic Valley, New Mexico

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the East Bernalillo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87047. The Survey maps it on the Sandia Park quadrangle.

Magic Valley within Bernalillo County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

40 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Magic Valley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 148 acres in total. 7 started naturally. None 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/undetermined19
Natural7
Recreation and ceremony5
Debris and open burning3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Fireworks1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Other causes1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2006Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry Divisionnot named
26 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry Division5 HILLS
21 August 2011Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionSTORM
15 August 2000Natural5.0 acresCibola National ForestSAN PEDRO CREEK
9 July 2016Debris and open burning2.0 acresBernalillo DistrictCRESTVIEW
6 July 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBernalillo District333 FIRE
4 July 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCibola National ForestZUZAX
25 July 2009Natural4.7 acresBernalillo DistrictSOUTH MTN.

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bernalillo County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Magic Valley: 7 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Gypsum-Anhydrite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Carbonatite DepositCobaltUnknown
Gypsum PitGypsum-AnhydriteUnknown
Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducer
Materials Pit 58-9-SLimestone, DimensionProducer
Crusher PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Materials Pit #57-26-SStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Materials Pit #62-45-SStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Materials Pit #65-56-SStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Materials Pit 65-55-SStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown

Every working recorded in Bernalillo County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Frost (historical)1.1 miles17
Sandia Knolls1.4 miles17
Paa-Ko3.0 miles17
Dennis Chaves Estates3.1 miles18
San Antonito3.3 miles17
Los Pinos3.5 miles18
Pinon Ridge Estates3.7 miles17
El Refugio4.0 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2728249. 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.