Miera, New Mexico
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the East Bernalillo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87059. The Survey maps it on the Escabosa 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.
- 1917 USGS Estancia quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Escabosa quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Belen quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Escabosa quadrangle1:24000
- 1995 USGS Escabosa quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
62 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Miera between 1993 and 2020, burning about 59 acres in total. 23 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 | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | CAROLINO |
| 8 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | YUCCA |
| 8 August 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | OAK FLAT |
| 6 August 2003 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Cibola National Forest | GOTERA |
| 5 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | not named |
| 4 August 1995 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Cibola National Forest | FLAT |
| 28 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CHEMISOS |
| 14 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ESCOBOSA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Miera: 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbird No. 2 & 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wildacres Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hattie Clay Pits | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Hattie Mine | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yrisarri | 0.1 miles | 12 | |
| Ponderosa Pine | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Escabosa | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Manzano Springs | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Juan Tomas | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Cedro | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Augustine | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Chilili | 6.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 924512. 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.







