BlockMoreno, New Mexico
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Cimarron census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87718. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Red River Pass 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
5 surveys from 10 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
- 1958 USGS Raton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Red River Pass quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Wheeler Peak quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Red River Pass quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
17 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Moreno (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 6 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 | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Cimarron District | 20-20480249X |
| 5 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | QUAKERRIDGE |
| 10 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | BALDY MTN. |
| 8 July 2013 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | BALDY TREE |
| 8 July 2001 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | DUNMAR |
| 3 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Northern Pueblos Agency | LAKEVIEW |
| 26 July 2000 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ALBERT |
| 20 July 2004 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | FLYING |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Moreno (historical): 19 unknowns, 17 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Iron, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Tunnel | Gold, Molybdenum, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | 1919 | |
| Deep Tunnel | Gold, Molybdenum, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Elizabethtown - Baldy District | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Nickel, Tungsten, Uranium | Past Producer | 1866 | |
| Golden Era Group | Silver, Tungsten, Gold | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| Iron Mountains Prospects | Gold, Copper, Iron | Past Producer | Contact Metasomatic | |
| Legal Tender Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | 1937 | |
| Mystic Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Mystic Mine | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Red Bandana Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | 1875, 1942 | |
| Ajax Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1895, 1940 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethtown | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Hematite (historical) | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Deep Tunnel (historical) | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Virginia City | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Eagle Nest | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Val Verde Ski Area | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Idlewild | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| Perryville (historical) | 8.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 902066. 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.