BlockRosa, New Mexico
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the West Rio Arriba census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87419. The Survey maps it on the Bancos Mesa NW quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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 Largo quadrangle1:250000
- 1895 USGS Largo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Bancos Mesa NW quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Rosa quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Navajo Reservoir quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
148 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 148 fires within 5 miles of Rosa (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 351 acres in total. 124 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 124 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | HOLLY |
| 9 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | COOKIE |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Ute Agency | N ARBOLES |
| 3 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Ute Agency | NM 38 |
| 17 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | LAKE |
| 15 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | RIDGE FIRE |
| 13 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | COOKIE 2 |
| 8 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | EAGLE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carracas | 9.0 miles | 16 | |
| Navajo | 18.8 miles | 13 | |
| Navajo City | 19.3 miles | 18 | |
| Vaqueros (historical) | 19.6 miles | 16 | |
| Dulce | 22.3 miles | 14 | |
| Lumberton | 25.6 miles | 14 | |
| Pounds (historical) | 27.2 miles | 13 | |
| Amargo | 27.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 938729. 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.