Rogers, New Mexico
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1972. It stands in the Dora census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88132. The Survey maps it on the Causey West quadrangle. It stands 4,226 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1954 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Causey West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
74 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Rogers between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,252 acres in total. 24 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/undetermined | 38 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CLUTCH |
| 5 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SMITH NO. 2 |
| 21 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CLARK |
| 18 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | HOWL |
| 17 September 2007 | Natural | 5.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 9 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | FRAZE |
| 8 August 2005 | Natural | 6.7 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MASSEY |
| 23 August 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | S RR 15 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Rogers: 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
16 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rogers in 16 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 10 hail, 3 tornado, 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rogers | $1,400,000 | Straight line wind gusts estimated up to 85 mph tore the roofs of several buildings three miles south of Portales. Hail and high winds also damaged vehicles in the area. |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Rogers | $2,000 | Roads were washed out 6 miles east of Rogers as 3.40 inches of rain fell in 2 hours and 50 minutes. 2.75 inches of rain was also reported 3 miles north-northeast of Causey. |
| June 2025 | Tornado (EFU) | Rogers | - | A former NWS Employee reported a tornado east of NM 206 and north of NM 235. |
| June 2025 | Tornado (EFU) | Rogers | - | Storm Chasers and broadcast media reported another tornado east of NM 206 and north of NM 235. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Rogers | - | Most hail was pea to nickel size hail, but there were a few up to golf ball size reported as well. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Rogers | - | A member of the public reported golf ball size hail near Rogers. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Rogers | - | Public pictures shared on facebook show the golf ball sized hail that fell near Dora. No reported damage due to the hail. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Rogers | - | Dime to quarter size hail for 12 minutes 6 miles east of Rogers. Hail covered the ground. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Rogers | - | Nickel hail 6 miles east of Rogers. |
| March 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Rogers | - | Small and short lived tornado reported near Rogers. Initial report of house destroyed not confirmed in areal damage survey. No other damage reports. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Rogers | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Rogers | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Rogers | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Rogers | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Rogers | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Rogers | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longs (historical) | 4.1 miles | 6 | |
| Inez | 4.7 miles | 6 | |
| Dora | 6.4 miles | 6 | |
| Causey | 9.0 miles | 6 | |
| Garrison | 9.1 miles | 5 | |
| Eiland (historical) | 9.3 miles | 9 | |
| Arch | 10.2 miles | 9 | |
| Richland | 11.2 miles | 5 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Rogers | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19818356 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 894127. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.



