Stanley, New Mexico
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Santa Fe South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87056. It lies near Big Draw. The Survey maps it on the Stanley quadrangle. 108 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 6,335 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1894 USGS Lamy quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Stanley quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Villanueva quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Stanley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
25 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Stanley between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,115 acres in total. 1 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 | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 8 July 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | 472FIRE |
| 11 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | TAHOE COURT |
| 23 June 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Bernalillo District | 20-61920698X |
| 10 June 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | DINKLE FIRE |
| 4 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Bernalillo District | 19-60870418X |
| 31 May 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | FAMILIA |
| 23 May 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | HALE 2 |
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Stanley: 1 unknown. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
21 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stanley in 21 storm reports between 1997 and 2022: 10 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Stanley | $12,000 | There was a brief tornado touchdown 2 miles east of Stanley. The small tornado was on the ground for two minutes. A roof was blown off a barn, 5 power poles were knocked down and 1 pole as snapped in two. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stanley | - | Thunderstorm outflow winds caused a 67 mph wind gust measured by a public weather station near Stanley. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Stanley | - | A trained spotter near Stanley reported one inch hail from a severe thunderstorm tracking southward through the area. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stanley | - | A collapsing thunderstorm produced an outflow wind gust up to 65 mph. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stanley | - | A wet microburst produced a peak wind gust up to 61 mph at Stanley. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Stanley | - | Quarter size hail near Stanley. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stanley | - | Stanley. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stanley | - | Wind gust to 59mph reported 2 miles east of Stanley. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stanley | - | Spotter in Stanley reported a peak wind gust to 58mph. |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | Stanley | - | Heavy rain caused flooding of draws and roads east of Stanley, including Flat Lakes Road. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Stanley | - | One inch diameter hail covering ground to two inch depth at Cedar Grove. |
| July 1997 | Funnel Cloud | Stanley | - | Moriarty SKYWARN spotters reported a funnel cloud north of the city. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stanley | - | no account filed |
| October 2008 | Hail | Stanley | - | no account filed |
| October 2008 | Hail | Stanley | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Stanley | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Stanley | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Stanley | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Hail | Stanley | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Stanley | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stanley | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyer | 8.8 miles | 16 | |
| White Lakes (historical) | 10.7 miles | 15 | |
| Cedar Grove | 11.4 miles | 19 | |
| Edgewood | 12.8 miles | 19 | |
| Chapatalito (historical) | 13.7 miles | 13 | |
| San Pedro | 13.9 miles | 19 | |
| Thunder Mountain | 14.0 miles | 19 | |
| Golden | 15.0 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Stanley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7599399 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 895302. 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.





