BlockWillow Creek, New Mexico
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Tierra Amarilla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87520. The Survey maps it on the Chromo Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1954 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Chama quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Chama quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Chromo Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
73 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Willow Creek between 1993 and 2020, burning about 53 acres in total. 47 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 | 47 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | DAIRY |
| 25 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | WESTERN |
| 2 September 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CEMETARY |
| 18 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | TUCK RIDGE |
| 15 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SANCHEZ |
| 8 August 2000 | Natural | 5.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | KENTUCKY |
| 4 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Jicarilla Agency | OSO |
| 4 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Chama District | DIABLO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Willow Creek: 4 prospects, 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 No 66-48-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Materials Pit No. 58-91-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Materials Pit No. 70-12-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Materials Pit No. 70-14-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| V and M Ventures | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chama | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Lobato | 7.3 miles | 14 | |
| Biggs (historical) | 7.6 miles | 13 | |
| Diamante (historical) | 9.3 miles | 13 | |
| Brazos | 10.6 miles | 14 | |
| Monero | 10.9 miles | 13 | |
| Los Ojos | 11.9 miles | 12 | |
| Rutheron | 12.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 899997. 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.