BlockSaint Vrain, New Mexico
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Melrose census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88124. The Survey maps it on the Saint Vrain quadrangle. It stands 4,400 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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 Clovis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Portair quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Clovis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS St Vrain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
23 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Saint Vrain between 1993 and 2019, burning about 13,335 acres in total. None 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 | 19 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LANDSFORD |
| 23 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ST.VRAIN |
| 3 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 560 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | WEST |
| 3 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,450 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | EAST |
| 1 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | NEWMAN |
| 28 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MELROSE |
| 25 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | RURAL |
| 18 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,500 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | HERNDON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Saint Vrain: 8 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | Caliche | |
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit 65-45-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit 65-52-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Two Materials Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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.
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 Saint Vrain | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19818362 | 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 915892. 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.