Suwanee, New Mexico
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Belen census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87026. It stands on Arroyo Lucero. The Survey maps it on the Correo quadrangle. It stands 5,453 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1917 USGS Cerro Verde quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS South Garcia quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Acoma Pueblo quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Correo quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
42 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Suwanee between 1993 and 2019, burning about 99 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Laguna Agency | MULCH |
| 5 August 2000 | Natural | 80 acres | Southern Pueblos Agency | COYOTE |
| 27 August 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Laguna Agency | COYOTE |
| 1 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | TRAIL |
| 5 July 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | JAGUAR |
| 3 July 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Laguna Agency | 131 |
| 29 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Laguna Agency | HIGHLAND |
| 25 July 1996 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Laguna Agency | EIDSON |
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 Suwanee: 6 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Uranium Deposits | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit 57-124-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit 57-65-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit 57-79-S | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit 57-148-F | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit 57-80-F | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Correo | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| South Garcia | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Rio Puerco | 12.4 miles | 9 | |
| Sandia | 17.5 miles | 10 | |
| Dalies | 18.5 miles | 10 | |
| Paquita | 19.7 miles | 10 | |
| Los Lentes | 22.8 miles | 10 | |
| Los Lunas | 23.2 miles | 10 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q4960269 | 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 923697. 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.






