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Rio Rancho Estates, New Mexico

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Rio Rancho census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87124. The Survey maps it on the Los Griegos quadrangle.

Rio Rancho Estates within Sandoval County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 21 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

81 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Rio Rancho Estates between 1992 and 2018, burning about 294 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 3 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined56
Debris and open burning12
Natural4
Arson/incendiarism3
Fireworks2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
29 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthern Pueblos AgencySHADY
6 August 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouthern Pueblos AgencyTURKEY
15 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionDENNIS
1 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionEAGLE
5 July 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionERINE
5 July 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.5 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionLDL
4 July 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionPAZ
4 July 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionBERNIE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sandoval County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Rio Rancho Estates: 6 past producers, 5 unknowns, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Pumice, Stone, Clay. 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
Materials Pit #57-45-FClayUnknown
Wylie PitStoneProducer
9700 North Second PlantPumiceUnknown
Esquire Claims 5-9 PlantPumiceProducer
Utility Block Co. PlantPumiceProducer
A.F.Cole PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Johnson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Sandoval 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
Rio Rancho0.4 miles21
Corrales3.2 miles22
Pueblo of Sandia Village5.1 miles20
Sandia Pueblo5.2 miles20
Bernalillo7.5 miles20
Las Cocinitas (historical)7.5 miles20
El Chapparal9.4 miles20
El Llanito9.6 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 938828. 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.