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San Pablo, New Mexico

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Pecos census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87701. It lies near Dead Horse Canyon. The Survey maps it on the San Geronimo quadrangle.

San Pablo within San Miguel County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 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

89 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of San Pablo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,788 acres in total. 66 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
Natural66
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Debris and open burning4
Smoking1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
8 September 2019Naturalunder an acreLas Vegas District20-40250234X
4 September 1997Naturalunder an acreSanta Fe National ForestCOMMISSARY
29 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionENCHANTMENT
29 September 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionGERONIMO
25 September 2005Natural4.0 acresSanta Fe National ForestROCK
2 September 2013Natural1.0 acresSanta Fe National ForestCOMISSARY
19 September 2017Natural2.8 acresSanta Fe National ForestMADERA
10 September 2000Natural2.0 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionMINERAL FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Miguel County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of San Pablo: 2 prospects, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Niobium (Columbium), Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Beryllium, Mica, Tantalum, Thorium, 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
Lost CreekUraniumProspect
Old PriestNiobium (Columbium), Beryllium, Mica, Tantalum, ThoriumProspect
Old Priest MineMica, Niobium (Columbium), BerylliumPast Producer1825, 1960

Every working 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
San Geronimo2.3 miles16
Lagunas3.5 miles15
Mineral Hill4.3 miles16
Ojitos Frios4.8 miles15
Agua Zarca6.8 miles15
Santa Ana7.2 miles15
Gabaldon7.5 miles15
La Manga7.6 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 910696. 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.