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San Antonio, New Mexico

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Las Vegas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87701. The Survey maps it on the Las Vegas NW quadrangle.

San Antonio within San Miguel County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 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

99 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of San Antonio between 1994 and 2020, burning about 756 acres in total. 26 started naturally. 1 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/undetermined52
Natural26
Debris and open burning7
Equipment and vehicle use4
Recreation and ceremony4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Smoking2
Arson/incendiarism1

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 2000Natural175 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionMOON
8 August 2019Natural2.0 acresLas Vegas District20-40140164X
8 August 2005Natural2.0 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionBARNETT
7 August 2020Natural20 acresLas Vegas DistrictLA CUEVA CANYON
7 August 2003Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionPETERSON
30 August 2000Naturalunder an acreSanta Fe National ForestRUIDOSO
3 August 2012Natural3.5 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionLOS VIGILS
29 August 2002Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionOWL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Miguel 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 San Antonio: 13 unknowns, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium. 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
Los VigilesUraniumOccurrence
Marquez PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in San Miguel County

Storms near this place

6 since 2017

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names San Antonio in 6 storm reports between 2017 and 2025: 4 flash flood, 2 hail. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2022Flash FloodSan Antonio$20,000Heavy rain over the Calf Canyon burn scar during the afternoon drained towards the Las Vegas area through the evening hours. An inebriated motorcyclist attempted to cross a flooded low water crossing at Gallinas Creek and El Llano Road in Las Vegas, but had to be rescued when they failed. Any potential injuries to the motorcyclist are unknown. Timing of this event is a rough estimate given radar. Damages are estimated.
May 2025Flash FloodSan Antonio-The San Miguel County Fire Chief shared delayed reports of flash flooding occurring in several locations of the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon burn scar from a thunderstorm. Water flowing over roadways was reported southwest of Sapello at County Roads A2 and A3 near Las Dispensas, County Roads A18 and A19 near Mineral Hill, and over Cunningham Rd. and El Llano Rd. crossing Gallinas Peak between Montezuma and Las Vegas.
June 2024Flash FloodSan Antonio-Heavy rains overnight produced flash flooding along NM-65 just north and northwest of Las Vegas, NM. There were no reports of damage.
July 2022Flash FloodSan Antonio-An Army representative working at the ICP on the Calf Canyon Fire reported that Gallinas Creek overflowed its banks by two to three feet. No damage was reported. Note: Previously, this fire had been referred to as the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fire. Officials have remained this fire the Calf Canyon Fire, therefore, from here on out, it will be referred to as such.
July 2017HailSan Antonio-Hail up to the size of quarters two miles north of Las Vegas.
July 2017HailSan Antonio-Hail up to the size of quarters two miles north-northwest of Las Vegas.

Every storm recorded in San Miguel 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
Los Vigiles1.7 miles16
El Llano1.8 miles16
Las Vegas Town2.0 miles15
Montezuma2.3 miles16
Arriba2.4 miles14
Las Vegas2.7 miles14
Hot Springs3.0 miles16
East Las Vegas (historical)3.2 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 899890. 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.