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Sile, New Mexico

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Santo Domingo-San Felipe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87041. The Survey maps it on the Santo Domingo Pueblo quadrangle.

Sile within Sandoval County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 19 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

194 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 194 fires within 5 miles of Sile between 1992 and 2020, burning about 450 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 9 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 burning120
Missing data/not specified/undetermined27
Recreation and ceremony14
Natural14
Arson/incendiarism9
Equipment and vehicle use4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Smoking2
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
19 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreSouthern Pueblos AgencySAN DO
19 September 2005Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouthern Pueblos AgencyPINYON
1 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionMARTIN
8 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthern Pueblos AgencyBELONGING
31 August 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouthern Pueblos AgencyPENA
31 August 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreSouthern Pueblos AgencySILE
24 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthern Pueblos AgencyVIC
2 August 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreSouthern Pueblos AgencyGALISTEO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sandoval County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Sile: 4 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pena Blanca PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSedimentary
Pit Number 60-9-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pit Number 66-17-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pit Number 77-1-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Two Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect

Every working recorded in Sandoval 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
Peña Blanca1.9 miles19
Cochiti Pueblo3.3 miles19
Cochiti3.3 miles19
Santo Domingo Pueblo3.5 miles19
Domingo4.6 miles19
Cochiti Lake6.1 miles21
San Felipe Pueblo9.8 miles19
Algodones13.9 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 928819. 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.