Rincon, New Mexico
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the East Bernalillo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87059. It lies near Gutierrez Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Sedillo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1892 USGS San Pedro quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Sedillo quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Sedillo quadrangle1:24000
- 1995 USGS Sedillo quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
159 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 159 fires within 5 miles of Rincon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 168 acres in total. 37 started naturally. 6 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 69 |
| Natural | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| 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 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | DOC LONG |
| 6 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | 462 |
| 26 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | 5 HILLS |
| 25 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | CEDRO WEST |
| 15 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | DOC |
| 14 September 2019 | Natural | 1.8 acres | Cibola National Forest | HAWK WATCH |
| 30 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | ROBIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Rincon: 12 producers, 9 unknowns, 5 occurrences, 2 past producers. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gypsum Pit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Ideal Basic Industries Cement Plant and Quarry | Cement Rock | Producer | 1959 | |
| Mary M | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit 58-9-S | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Shakespeare Mine | Barium-Barite, Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | Barite, Chalcocite, Copper, Fluorite | |
| Tijeras Mine | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Tijeras Pit | Clay, Stone | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unknown Name Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Blue Sky | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Prospect | Copper | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Park | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Cedar Crest | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Zamora | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Kemp (historical) | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| Sierra Vista Estates | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| San Antonio | 1.2 miles | 21 | |
| El Refugio | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| El Tablazon | 1.3 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 933183. 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.








