Miami, New Mexico
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Springer census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87729. The Survey maps it on the Miami quadrangle. It stands 6,198 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1954 USGS Raton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Miami quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Raton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Springer quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Miami quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
20 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Miami between 1996 and 2019, burning about 1,068 acres in total. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MIAMI MESA |
| 14 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | HOLLIS |
| 31 July 2016 | Natural | 30 acres | Cimarron District | URRACA |
| 29 July 2009 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | GONZALITOS |
| 24 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | HORSE |
| 21 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 18 July 2016 | Natural | 40 acres | Cimarron District | SALADO CREEK |
| 18 July 2016 | Natural | 88 acres | Cimarron District | MIDDLE CS |
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 Miami: 1 unknown. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
3 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Miami in 3 storm reports between 2018 and 2025: 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2018 | Hail | Miami | $100,000 | Hail up to the size of ping pong balls produced damage on the east side of Miami. At least one vehicle had significant hail damage with windows smashed out. Windows and skylights were broken at other residences across town. Damage amounts are a rough estimate. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miami | $20,000 | Peak winds estimated near 70 mph blew over a cow barn on a ranch in Miami. Damage amounts are a rough estimate. |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Miami | - | A trained spotter and the county emergency manager reported water flowing over several roadways, including NM Highway 21 along with hail accumulating on the roads near Miami. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny Side | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Rayado | 7.2 miles | 12 | |
| Sweetwater (historical) | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| Springer | 10.5 miles | 8 | |
| Toril | 11.3 miles | 8 | |
| Colmor | 11.7 miles | 8 | |
| Cimarron | 12.9 miles | 11 | |
| French | 15.1 miles | 8 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Miami | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6827229 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 891928. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




