BlockWest Village, New Mexico
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1883 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Grants census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87034. It lies near Mesa Hill. The Survey maps it on the Cubero quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1883 USGS Mt. Taylor quadrangle1:250000
- 1886 USGS Mt. Taylor quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Mt. Taylor quadrangle1:250000
- 1899 USGS Mt. Taylor quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Cubero quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Grants quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
177 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 177 fires within 5 miles of West Village between 1992 and 2020, burning about 555 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 | 107 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | CANIPA |
| 29 September 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | CORNFIELD |
| 23 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Laguna Agency | TRUCKER |
| 9 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Laguna Agency | INTERSTATE |
| 29 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Laguna Agency | SHINGLE |
| 19 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Laguna Agency | M/M 106 |
| 12 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | ACOMA FD 16 |
| 10 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.3 acres | Laguna Agency | FLOWER MTN. |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of West Village: 2 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cubero Land Grant Association Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Materials Pit 61-23-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit 62-28-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| San Fidel Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acomita | 0.6 miles | 18 | |
| Alaska | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| North Acomita Village | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Acomita Lake | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| San Fidel | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| New York | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Villa de Cubero | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Seama | 3.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 898864. 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.