BlockToadlena, New Mexico
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Shiprock-Sanostee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87455. The Survey maps it on the Toadlena quadrangle. It stands 6,765 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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.
- 1889 USGS Chaco quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Chaco quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Shiprock quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Shiprock quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Shiprock quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Toadlena quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Toadlena quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
59 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Toadlena between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,771 acres in total. 45 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 45 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2017 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | TOADLENA 1 |
| 8 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | TOADLENA LAKE |
| 5 August 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | S TOADLENA LAKE |
| 26 August 2001 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | CAPTAINTOM |
| 21 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | TOADLENA |
| 20 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | TOADLAKE |
| 2 August 2020 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | CAPTAIN TOM |
| 2 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | TOADLENA 2 |
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Toadlena: 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Tellurium, Iron, Thorium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toadlena Deposit | Tellurium, Iron, Thorium | Occurrence | 1955 | |
| Dodge Brothers | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Dodge-Begay | Uranium | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Grey Hills | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Newcomb | 10.4 miles | 20 | |
| Sheep Springs | 11.6 miles | 18 | |
| Tocito | 12.7 miles | 19 | |
| Sanostee | 13.0 miles | 19 | |
| Crystal | 13.8 miles | 19 | |
| Naschitti | 16.3 miles | 18 | |
| Little Water | 17.0 miles | 20 |
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 Q28535449 | 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 902369. 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.