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Mora, New Mexico

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Mora census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87732. It stands on Eagle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mora quadrangle. 547 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 7,172 feet above sea level.

Mora within Mora County

On record in Mora

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Mora fell from 656 to 547 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010656
2020547-109 (-17%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 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.

Photographs

8 of 53 photographs shown, 1939 to 1943

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Large Spanish-American farm specializing in fruits. Mora River Valley near Mora, New Mexico
Large Spanish-American farm specializing in fruits. Mora River Valley near Mora, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Chacon, Mora County, New Mexico. The general store
Chacon, Mora County, New Mexico. The general store
Collier, John, Jr, 1943. Library of Congress
Mora (vicinity), New Mexico. A flour mill driven by water and steam
Mora (vicinity), New Mexico. A flour mill driven by water and steam
Collier, John, Jr, 1943. Library of Congress
Orchard in Mora River Valley near Mora, New Mexico
Orchard in Mora River Valley near Mora, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Chacon, Mora County, New Mexico. Saddle horses
Chacon, Mora County, New Mexico. Saddle horses
Collier, John, Jr, 1943. Library of Congress
Chacon, Mora County, New Mexico. A Spanish-American rancher
Chacon, Mora County, New Mexico. A Spanish-American rancher
Collier, John, Jr, 1943. Library of Congress
Mora (vicinity), New Mexico. The operator of a flour mill driven by water and steam
Mora (vicinity), New Mexico. The operator of a flour mill driven by water and steam
Collier, John, Jr, 1943. Library of Congress
A Spanish-American rancher. Chacon, Mora County, New Mexico
A Spanish-American rancher. Chacon, Mora County, New Mexico
Collier, John, Jr, 1943. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Mora County

Fires near this place

101 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Mora between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,048 acres in total. 39 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
Natural39
Missing data/not specified/undetermined38
Debris and open burning16
Equipment and vehicle use3
Smoking2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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 2007Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry Divisionnot named
7 September 2020Natural1.0 acresLas Vegas District21-40470263X
6 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionWIMP
5 August 2013Natural1.5 acresLas Vegas DistrictBUSTOS
30 August 2005Natural3.5 acresNew Mexico State Forestry Divisionnot named
22 August 2013Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionROMO
21 August 2013Natural3.0 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionROMERO
20 August 2003Natural2.0 acresNew Mexico State Forestry Divisionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mora County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Mora: 3 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mica, Beryllium. 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
Great Western MineMicaPast Producer1949, 1952
Mora Beryl ProspectBerylliumOccurrence
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Mora County

Storms near this place

9 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mora in 9 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 4 hail, 4 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2022Flash FloodMora$300,000Local law enforcement reported that heavy rain and debris flow made Highway 94 as well as County Road C 001 impassable which forced the closure of the roads. New Mexico Department of Transportation personnel worked through the overnight hours to clear the roadways and reopen them. Along Maestas Canyon, a lifelong resident was caught by surprise when four feet of water, mud, and debris came rushing down the canyon. A large shipping container also caught within the flood crashed into his cabin. The resident fled in his vehicle, and fortunately suffered no injuries. Damages are estimated.
April 1999Flash FloodMora$200,000no account filed
July 2022Flash FloodMora$100,000Heavy rain on the northern portion of the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon burn scar caused significant flash flooding near Holman. Video obtained by KRQE showed fast moving water near residences in Holman, and this flooding also washed out Highway 518. Canoncito Creek overflowed again as well, creating deep water below homes and destroying a number of pastures. Damages are estimated.
August 2024Flash FloodMora-Local law enforcement reported flash flooding just outside of the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon burn scar along NM 434 at mile marker 3 that closed the road.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindMora-A portable RAWS station near Mora measured a peak wind gust of 63 mph associated with strong downburst winds from nearby shower and thunderstorm activity.
May 2018HailMora-Hail up to the size of golf balls two miles east of Mora.
June 2004HailMora-no account filed
July 2000HailMora-no account filed
June 1996HailMora-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Mora 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
Santa Gertrudis (historical)0.7 miles16
El Alto1.2 miles16
Cordillera1.7 miles16
Cleveland2.5 miles16
Abuelo2.6 miles16
Pacheco Village2.9 miles16
Cañon3.0 miles16
Monte Aplanado3.7 miles16

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 MoraAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3183004The 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 915867. 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.