BlockSanto Tomas, New Mexico
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the South Doña Ana census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88044. The Survey maps it on the San Miguel quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1891 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS La Mesa quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS San Miguel quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Las Cruces quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS San Miguel quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Santo Tomas between 2011 and 2015, burning about 50 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 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 acres | Las Cruces Field Office | LAVA ROCK |
| 12 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | DAM FIRE |
| 14 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Las Cruces Field Office | MESQUITE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Santo Tomas: 4 producers, 4 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Volcanic Materials. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Tomas Mine | Volcanic Materials | Producer | ||
| Santo Tomas Scoria Deposit | Volcanic Materials | Producer | Scoria | |
| Materials Pit 58-36-F | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit 58-37-F | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit 58-38-F | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit 59-18-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel | |
| Unnamed Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand and Gravel |
Storms near this place
1 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Santo Tomas in 1 storm report in 2017: 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 2017 | Flash Flood | Santo Tomas | - | Road crews were required to remove mud, rocks and other debris that were pushed onto roads around the Mesquite area after up to 3.45 inches of rain fell. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Miguel | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Mesquite | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| La Mesa | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| San Pablo | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Tortugas | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Four Points | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Vado | 6.6 miles | 15 | |
| Mesilla Park | 6.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 920699. 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.