BlockTotah Vista, New Mexico
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Farmington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87401. It lies near Head Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Farmington South quadrangle.
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
- 1965 USGS Farmington South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
47 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Totah Vista between 1994 and 2020, burning about 128 acres in total. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | BOLLACK |
| 9 July 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | HOOD |
| 8 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | UPPER FRUITLAND 8 |
| 7 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | HEAD CANYO |
| 3 July 2019 | Fireworks | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | FARMINGTON FIREWORKS |
| 3 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | FIREWORK 1 |
| 3 July 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | UPPER FRUITLAND 2 |
| 3 July 2005 | Fireworks | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | GLADE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Totah Vista: 10 unknowns, 6 producers, 3 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, 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 | Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Acora Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Arco Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Bolack No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Eaton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Farmington Sand and Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Hilltop Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Upper Fruitland | 6.0 miles | 20 | |
| Crouch Mesa | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| Flora Vista | 8.6 miles | 19 | |
| Kirtland | 8.6 miles | 20 | |
| Lee Acres | 8.7 miles | 17 | |
| Ojo Amarillo | 9.0 miles | 20 | |
| Fruitland | 10.5 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2806754. 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.