Montezuma, New Mexico
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 2006. It stands in the Rio Rancho census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87043. It lies near Perdiz Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Placitas quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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
- 1954 USGS Placitas quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS San Felipe Pueblo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Placitas quadrangle1:24000
- 2006 USGS Placitas quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
47 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Montezuma (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 25 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 2 were 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 | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | JAMES |
| 1 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ORLANDO |
| 5 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | PLACITAS |
| 3 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | PIEDRA LISA |
| 20 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | HUERTAS |
| 6 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | GRASSHOPPER |
| 5 July 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | SANDIA CF 027 |
| 4 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | PINCURL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Montezuma (historical): 7 prospects, 7 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Lead, Copper, Barium-Barite, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Claim | Lead, Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Crummy Number One Prospect | Copper, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | ||
| Donnell Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Landsend Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | 1955 | |
| San Jose Group | Copper, Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Manual Ruiz | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sloan Mine | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Grevey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| La Luz | Gold, Silver | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Huertas | 0.5 miles | 20 | |
| Village de las Huertas | 0.6 miles | 20 | |
| Tecolote | 0.7 miles | 20 | |
| Placitas | 1.1 miles | 20 | |
| Diamond Tail Ranch | 1.1 miles | 20 | |
| Los Pastores | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| The Overlook | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Tejon (historical) | 2.5 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 902760. 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.









