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Rio Chiquito, New Mexico

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1994. It lies in ZIP code area 87522. It stands on Arroyo de la CaƱada Ancha. The Survey maps it on the Chimayo quadrangle.

Rio Chiquito within Santa Fe County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

62 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Rio Chiquito between 1993 and 2020, burning about 7,261 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined23
Natural14
Debris and open burning14
Recreation and ceremony3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking2
Other causes2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
18 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreBernalillo DistrictRIO ARRIBA
28 August 2018Naturalunder an acreSanta Fe National ForestRIO
15 August 2013Debris and open burningunder an acreSanta Fe National Forest306
6 July 1998Naturalunder an acreSanta Fe National ForestMOSCA
4 July 2001Natural31 acresSanta Fe National ForestINDEPENDENCE
4 July 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionCRUZ
30 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBernalillo District21-60470170X
3 July 2020Fireworksunder an acreBernalillo District21-60030011X

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Santa Fe County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Rio Chiquito: 4 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Uranium, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Chimayo PitStoneUnknown
CundiyoIronOccurrence
FidelBerylliumPast Producer
Rocking Chair Nos. 1 and 2Beryllium, CalciumProspect
Hubbard ProspectUraniumProspect
MarionUraniumUnknown
B.A.T. Claims MineMicaPast Producer1955, 1956, 1964
Green Rock MineMicaPast Producer1955, 1956
Tip Top MineMicaPast Producer1955, 1956, 1957
Unnamed ProspectsMicaProspect

Every working recorded in Santa Fe County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Potrero1.8 miles16
Cundiyo3.0 miles16
Escondillo3.5 miles16
La Puebla4.9 miles16
Rancho Valle5.7 miles20
Quarteles5.8 miles20
Arroyo Seco7.1 miles20
El Valle de Arroyo Seco7.2 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 910235. 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.