BlockUpper Anton Chico, New Mexico
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Dilia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87711. It lies near Cañon de Oso. The Survey maps it on the Anton Chico quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1890 USGS Bernal quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Bernal quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Bernal quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Anton Chico quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Villanueva quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
12 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Upper Anton Chico between 2000 and 2020, burning about 168 acres in total. 4 started naturally. None 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Las Vegas District | BONITA |
| 3 June 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ALAMO SLOUGH |
| 23 June 2006 | Natural | 150 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 7 May 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | Las Vegas District | TECOLOTITO |
| 26 May 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Las Vegas District | 19-40660449X |
| 22 May 2017 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Las Vegas District | DILIA |
| 3 April 2018 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Las Vegas District | CERRITO |
| 2 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Las Vegas District | 20-40490393X |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Upper Anton Chico: 1 past producer, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herrera Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit 59-34-S | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Chico | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Llano Viejo | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Llano Del Medio | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Upper Dilia | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Dilia | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Dahlia | 8.3 miles | 13 | |
| Colonias | 18.4 miles | 14 | |
| Vegas Junction | 18.6 miles | 6 |
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 Q122596168 | 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 911969. 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.