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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1892 USGS Santa Clara quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Santo Domingo Pueblo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Santo Domingo Pueblo quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Los Alamos quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 2002 USGS Santo Domingo Pueblo quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
194 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 120 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | SAN DO |
| 19 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Southern Pueblos Agency | PINYON |
| 1 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MARTIN |
| 8 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | BELONGING |
| 31 August 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | PENA |
| 31 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | SILE |
| 24 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | VIC |
| 2 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | GALISTEO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pena Blanca Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Pit Number 60-9-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pit Number 66-17-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pit Number 77-1-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Two Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peña Blanca | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Cochiti Pueblo | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Cochiti | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Santo Domingo Pueblo | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Domingo | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Cochiti Lake | 6.1 miles | 21 | |
| San Felipe Pueblo | 9.8 miles | 19 | |
| Algodones | 13.9 miles | 19 |
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.








