Potrero, New Mexico
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Santa Fe North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87522. It stands on Rio Quemado. The Survey maps it on the Cundiyo quadrangle.
On record in Potrero
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 within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
El Santuario de ChimayoNational Historic Landmark · listed 1970 · 0.5 miles away- Casita Desiderio y Pablita Ortegalisted 1972 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1889 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Cundiyo quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Cundiyo quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
96 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Potrero between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,287 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | RESUMEDERO |
| 3 September 1992 | Natural | 4.5 acres | Bandelier National Monument | CHURCH |
| 18 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Bernalillo District | RIO ARRIBA |
| 6 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | M50 |
| 31 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | JOE |
| 31 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | THINNING |
| 28 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | RIO |
| 25 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | BORDO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Potrero: 2 occurrences, 2 prospects, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Mica, Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chimayo Pit | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Cundiyo | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Green Rock Mine | Mica | Past Producer | 1955, 1956 | |
| Unnamed Prospects | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Hubbard Prospect | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Marion | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Rogers | Uranium | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Chiquito | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Cundiyo | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| La Puebla | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Escondillo | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Rancho Valle | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Quarteles | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Arroyo Seco | 5.4 miles | 20 | |
| El Valle de Arroyo Seco | 5.4 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 918471. 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.






