San Ignacio, New Mexico
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Las Vegas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87745. It stands on Rito Colorado. The Survey maps it on the Sapello quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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 Las Vegas quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Sapello quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Sapello quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
85 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of San Ignacio between 1993 and 2020, burning about 2,655 acres in total. 39 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 | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2019 | Natural | 3.5 acres | Las Vegas District | 20-40270239X |
| 10 September 2017 | Natural | 20 acres | Santa Fe National Forest | BEAVER CREEK |
| 9 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | HERMIT |
| 6 August 2015 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Santa Fe National Forest | DAVY |
| 29 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | TIJERA |
| 24 August 2001 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Santa Fe National Forest | HERMIT |
| 20 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 18 August 2010 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Las Vegas District | PRITZLAFF |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of San Ignacio: 3 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Molybdenum, Molybdenum, Copper, Copper, Tungsten, Bismuth, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Gulch | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Bert Hoover Lode No. 1 | Molybdenum, Copper, Tungsten, Bismuth | Past Producer | 1914, 1916, 1950 | |
| El Porvenir District | Copper, Tungsten, Molybdenum | Occurrence | QUARTZ PEGMATITE VEIN | |
| Porverir | Molybdenum, Copper | Occurrence | Malachite, Molybdenite, Scheelite | |
| Santo Nino | Molybdenum, Copper | Prospect |
Storms near this place
5 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names San Ignacio in 5 storm reports between 2017 and 2023: 4 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | San Ignacio | $30,000 | Local media shared a video on social media from a viewer showing flash flooding. Fast flowing water with hail and debris was flowing all across the property and beneath the home. Damage is an estimate. There were no reports of injuries or casualties. |
| September 2018 | Hail | San Ignacio | - | Penny size hail near San Ignacio. |
| June 2017 | Hail | San Ignacio | - | Hail up to the size of ping pong balls fell near Las Dispensas, NM. |
| July 2017 | Hail | San Ignacio | - | Hail up to the size of half dollars in San Ignacio. Minor damage reported to trees. |
| July 2023 | Hail | San Ignacio | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Dispensas | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Canoncito | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Las Tusas | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Pendaries Village | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Manuelitas | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| El Porvenir | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Sapello | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Rociada | 5.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 910623. 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.







