Waldo, New Mexico
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Santa Fe South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87010. It lies in Waldo Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Madrid quadrangle. It stands 5,640 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1892 USGS San Pedro quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Madrid quadrangle1:62500, 4 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 Madrid quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
22 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Waldo (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 31 acres in total. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CR 45 |
| 6 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | OBOY |
| 26 July 1994 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Carson National Forest | not named |
| 24 July 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CAROL |
| 23 July 2005 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CEDAR MTN |
| 14 July 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Bernalillo District | 20-60260108X |
| 7 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MADRID |
| 3 June 2018 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Bernalillo District | MAIN STREET |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Waldo (historical): 19 past producers, 3 occurrences, 3 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Entry Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | 1880, 1915 | |
| Central Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Cerrilos Mine | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Evelyn Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | 1910, 1945 | |
| Franklin Mine | Zinc, Lead, Cadmium | Past Producer | ||
| Grand Central Mine | Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1879, 1885, 1952 | |
| Mina Del Tiro | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | 1680, 1942 | |
| Rosario Open-Pit Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | 1960, 1983 | |
| Trio Claim | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Cinder Pits | Pumice | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Cerrilos | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Cerrillos | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Madrid | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Rosario | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Bonanza City (historical) | 6.3 miles | 17 | |
| Dolores (historical) | 7.6 miles | 17 | |
| La Cienega | 7.8 miles | 18 | |
| Ortiz (historical) | 7.9 miles | 18 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Waldo (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7961543 | 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 918402. 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.







