BlockBefore

Santo Nino, New Mexico

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Santa Fe North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87532. The Survey maps it on the Espanola quadrangle.

Santo Nino within Santa Fe County

On record in Santo Nino

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 20 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

347 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 347 fires within 5 miles of Santo Nino between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,214 acres in total. 26 started naturally. 60 were 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
Debris and open burning131
Missing data/not specified/undetermined65
Arson/incendiarism60
Natural26
Fireworks16
Misuse of fire by a minor13
Smoking13
Equipment and vehicle use10
Recreation and ceremony9
Other causes3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
9 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionPHILIP
7 September 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreNorthern Pueblos AgencyBROKEN AX
7 September 1998Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSanta Fe National ForestRESUMEDERO
3 September 1992Natural4.5 acresBandelier National MonumentCHURCH
19 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreNorthern Pueblos AgencyDEBRIS
7 August 1993Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresNorthern Pueblos AgencyFENCE
6 August 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionM50
31 August 1998Naturalunder an acreSanta Fe National ForestJOE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Santa Fe County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Santo Nino: 5 prospects, 1 occurrence, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 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
RogersUraniumOccurrence
Bartholomew - Sanchez Grant PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
LowdermilkSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Materials Pit No. 55-70-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Materials Pit No. 59-55-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Materials Pit No. 59-60-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Materials Pit No. 59-62-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Materials Pit No. 68-1-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect

Every working recorded in Santa Fe 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
Santa Cruz0.9 miles20
Sombrillo1.7 miles20
Quarteles2.6 miles20
Arroyo Seco2.8 miles20
Rancho Valle3.0 miles20
El Valle de Arroyo Seco3.0 miles20
La Puebla3.6 miles16
Potrero6.9 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 910800. 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.