BlockTaylor Ranch, New Mexico
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the West Bernalillo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87120. It stands on North Boca Negra Arroyo. The Survey maps it on the Los Griegos quadrangle.
On record in Taylor Ranch
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Petroglyph National Monumentlisted 1990 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 21 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.
- 1888 USGS Bernalillo quadrangle1:125000
- 1889 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1934 USGS Griegos quadrangle1:24000
- 1938 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Los Griegos quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Los Griegos quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Los Griegos quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
32 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Taylor Ranch between 1993 and 2020, burning about 783 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Petroglyph National Monument | PIEDRAS |
| 1 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | EAGLE |
| 5 July 2004 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Petroglyph National Monument | POWERLINE |
| 5 July 1998 | Fireworks | under an acre | Petroglyph National Monument | MARSH-GT22 |
| 5 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ERINE |
| 4 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SANDIA |
| 4 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | NORTH |
| 3 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | GUADALUPE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Taylor Ranch: 1 occurrence, 1 producer, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Volcanic Materials, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name Unknown Scoria Deposit | Volcanic Materials | Occurrence | Scoria | |
| Utility Block Co. Plant | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Hills | 2.4 miles | 21 | |
| Lee Acres | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Los Ranchos de Albuquerque | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Los Griegos | 4.2 miles | 21 | |
| Los Candelarias | 4.3 miles | 23 | |
| Los Duranes | 4.7 miles | 23 | |
| North Valley | 5.1 miles | 22 | |
| Hahn | 5.2 miles | 21 |
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 Q122596133 | 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 933179. 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.