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Moquino, New Mexico

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1883 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Laguna census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87014. It stands on Seboyeta Creek. The Survey maps it on the Moquino quadrangle.

Moquino within Cibola County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 18 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

73 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Moquino between 1992 and 2020, burning about 216 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 4 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
Debris and open burning21
Smoking12
Natural12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Arson/incendiarism4
Fireworks3
Recreation and ceremony3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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
8 September 2003Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionSEBOY ROCKIE
8 September 2003Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry Divisionnot named
7 September 2005Naturalunder an acreLaguna AgencyLAVA
10 September 2019Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresBernalillo District20-60450242X
1 September 2007Naturalunder an acreLaguna AgencyBIBO CREEK
19 August 2004Naturalunder an acreLaguna AgencySEBOYETA
16 August 2003Naturalunder an acreLaguna AgencyCANYON
11 August 1992Naturalunder an acreLaguna AgencyBEAR

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cibola County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 22 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Moquino: 12 unknowns, 5 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Uranium, Vanadium, Vanadium, Selenium, Molybdenum, Copper, Lead, Barium-Barite. 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
Materials Pit 61-49-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Paguate DepositsUranium, Vanadium, Selenium, MolybdenumPast Producer1956, 1981
Woodrow MineUranium, Vanadium, Copper, Lead, Barium-BaritePast Producer1951, 1953, 1956
L-Bar DepositsUranium, VanadiumPast Producer1956, 1976
Saint Anthony MineUranium, VanadiumPast Producer1955, 1957, 1980
Alpine Miner Test AreaUraniumUnknown
H-1 MineUraniumProducer
Jj #1UraniumProducer
L-Bar Uranium Mill (Facility)UraniumProducer
Oak Creek Canyon DepositUraniumUnknown

Every working recorded in Cibola 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
Bibo1.1 miles19
Cebolletita1.4 miles19
Seboyeta2.2 miles19
Paguate2.4 miles19
Encinal6.4 miles18
Piedra Lumbre6.9 miles19
Casa Fria8.2 miles19
Laguna9.4 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 899803. 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.