Nara Visa, New Mexico
4 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1971. It stands in the Logan-Nara Visa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88430. The Survey maps it on the Nara Visa quadrangle. 51 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,183 feet above sea level.
On record in Nara Visa
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 1 record
Nara Visa Schoollisted 1983
Population over time
2 figuresNara Visa fell from 95 to 51 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 95 | |
| 2020 | 51 | -44 (-46%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 surveys from 4 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 Tucumcari quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tucumcari quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Nara Visa quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
7 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Nara Visa between 1994 and 2019, burning about 3,948 acres in total. 4 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 | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 June 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,300 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SHOENAIL |
| 22 April 2006 | Natural | 325 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 22 April 2006 | Natural | 94 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 26 February 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | STATE LINE 54 WEST |
| 22 February 2000 | Natural | 15 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | COMACK |
| 21 October 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | STATE LINE 54 WEST |
| 22 January 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2,209 acres | Las Vegas District | 19-40450279X |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Nara Visa: 9 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Pit | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Three Unnamed Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
49 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nara Visa in 49 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 36 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nara Visa | $200,000 | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nara Visa | $200,000 | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nara Visa | $75,000 | High winds damaged a home several miles northwest of Nara Visa. Windows were blown out of the home and trees were toppled in the area. Damage amounts are a rough estimate for roof and window damage. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nara Visa | $65,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts blew of a community center roof, church doors and destroyed numerous outbuildings in Nara Visa as reported in Quay County Sun. A social media post showed a large section of a metal fence lofted into the air and draped over a toppled tree at Burns Ranch and a second large tree blown down. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nara Visa | $50,000 | High winds and large hail resulted in roof damage to at least one home in Nara Visa. Damage amounts are a rough estimate for one home. |
| August 1993 | Hail | Nara Visa | $5,000 | Golfball-size hail broke windows and shredded trees of vegetation. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nara Visa | $3,000 | A line of thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts in northeast New Mexico. Large tree limbs were broken six miles south of Amistad and windows were broken in Nara Visa. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nara Visa | - | The public reported a severe thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph. |
| June 2023 | Tornado (EFU) | Nara Visa | - | Landspout (non-mesocyclonic) tornado touched down briefly southeast of Nara Visa, NM. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | Report from mPING of hen egg size hail as supercell moves east through northern Quay County. |
| May 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Nara Visa | - | A supercell near Nara Visa spawned a brief tornado which tracked northwest for approximately ten minutes. No damage was reported. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | Quarter size hail in Nara Visa. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | Quarter size hail and high winds damaged the roof of at least one home in Nara Visa. Damage amounts were included in the associated high wind report. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | Penny size hail in Nara Visa. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | Hail up to the size of quarters in Nara Visa. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | Hail up to the size of half dollars seven miles southwest of Nara Visa. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Nara Visa | - | Second night in a row of highway flooding on highway 402 between Amistad and Nara Visa near mile marker 22 due to heavy rain from thunderstorms. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nara Visa | - | Power has been out since 650 or 700pm MDT. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nara Visa | - | Strongest winds occurred between 710 and 720pm MDT. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | Penny size hail accumulated to a depth of 4 inches northwest of Nara Visa. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | Severe thunderstorms produced large hail and three tornadoes. A small tornado at Rosebud in Harding County ripped down 30 to 40 power poles and damaged utility buildings. A tornado in northern Quay County continued into Hartley County, of the Texas panhandle and lifted up two miles east of Romero. The tornado just north of Glen Rio was brief. Due to the open country no damage occurred with these events. All paths are an estimate. Wind damage northwest of Nara Visa accounted for 70 plus power poles and several out buildings. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | Dime-size hail reported by Tucumcari Sheriff's Office. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | Dime-size hail reported by Tucumcari Sheriff's Office. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | Severe thunderstorms produced large hail and two tornadoes. The tornado in northern Quay County continued into Hartley County of the Texas Panhandle and lifted up two miles east of Romero. The tornado just north of Glen Rio was brief. Due to the open country no damage occurred with these events. Both paths are an estimate. Wind damage northwest of Nara Visa accounted for 70 plus power poles and several out buildings. |
| September 1993 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | Quarter-size hail was reported by a storm spotter and relayed through KFDA-TV station. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Funnel Cloud | Nara Visa | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Nara Visa | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obar | 7.4 miles | 4 | |
| Sand Springs | 13.5 miles | 5 | |
| Canode (historical) | 17.3 miles | 5 | |
| Anniston (historical) | 20.0 miles | 5 | |
| Logan | 23.5 miles | 5 | |
| Porter | 29.3 miles | 4 | |
| Endee | 32.4 miles | 5 | |
| Hudson | 33.0 miles | 6 |
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 Nara Visa | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q9048689 | The 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 899809. 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.


