Turley, New Mexico
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Bloomfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87412. It lies near Caballo Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Turley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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 Largo quadrangle1:250000
- 1895 USGS Largo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Navajo Reservoir quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Turley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
96 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Turley between 1994 and 2020, burning about 98 acres in total. 67 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 67 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | HORSESHOE |
| 21 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | CORNDOG |
| 2 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | LARGO CAN |
| 8 August 1995 | Natural | 10 acres | Farmington Field Office | WILDHORSE |
| 6 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | MEDINA |
| 5 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | PEMADA |
| 4 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | COVE |
| 4 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | FLAT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Turley: 2 past producers, 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 | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Turley in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2017: 2 flash flood, 1 hail. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Turley | 1 killed, $50,000 | Oil truck washed into Large Canyon at 5 mile bridge near CR7007. Body found outside of vehicle downstream. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Turley | $10,000 | Two feet of water was observed over state road 173. The road was partially washed out. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Turley | - | Nickel to quarter size hail accumulated three inches deep near Turley. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcatraz | 0.5 miles | 16 | |
| Blanco | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Archuleta | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Fivemile Crossing | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Angustura | 8.0 miles | 16 | |
| Sullivan | 8.4 miles | 16 | |
| Navajo Dam | 8.7 miles | 18 | |
| Bloomfield | 12.0 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 902373. 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.








