BlockPage, New Mexico
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Red Rock census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87347. It lies near McQue Flat. The Survey maps it on the Page quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1886 USGS Wingate quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Wingate quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Page quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1967 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Zuni quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Page quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
107 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 107 fires within 5 miles of Page between 1992 and 2020, burning about 94 acres in total. 83 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 | 83 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | DEER TANK |
| 4 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Cibola National Forest | BAROMETER |
| 19 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | TAMPICO |
| 13 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | SILVER RANCH |
| 11 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | not named |
| 1 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | 6 MILE 2 |
| 7 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | LOG |
| 5 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | NORTH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Page: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Resurrection | Uranium, Copper | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGaffey | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Upper Nutria | 7.8 miles | 16 | |
| Timberlake | 8.3 miles | 16 | |
| Lower Nutria | 9.1 miles | 16 | |
| Coolidge | 9.6 miles | 16 | |
| Gonzales | 9.7 miles | 16 | |
| Continental Divide | 9.8 miles | 16 | |
| Jamestown | 10.9 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 909436. 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.