Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
“The Original Townsite Historic District in Raton, New Mexico is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.”
Wikipedia article Original Townsite Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 30 National Register listings published here for Colfax County · listed in 2008 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Original Townsite Historic District between 1996 and 2019, burning about 23,458 acres in total. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 9 August 2002 | Natural | 12 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | OLD PASS |
| 13 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | OLDPASS |
| 22 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | HWY 64/87 |
| 18 July 2014 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | BARTLETT |
| 22 June 2006 | Natural | 14 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 12 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 19,970 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | TRACK |
| 1 June 2012 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Cimarron District | BRILLIANT |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Original Townsite Historic District: 4 unknowns. 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 | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Raton, the town this property stands in, in 77 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 59 hail, 8 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. The reports record 4 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Raton | 3 hurt, $10,000 | Trained Spotter relayed video of flooding beneath a prominent underpass in north Raton. A woman drove her car with 2 children into water and became submerged and had to be rescued by officials. Water was reported to be 11-12ft deep. Flooding occurred in an underpass where 2nd St. in north Raton crosses the railroad tracks. Spotter reported a total rainfall amount of 1.47 inches with 1.22 inches with the initial burst and an inch of that falling in 30 minutes. Raton Creek was reported to be 7-8ft deep. |
| August 2006 | Lightning | Raton | 1 hurt | A construction working survived a lightning strike to the head with only minor injuries. Officials credit his hard hat for deflecting away the lightning strike which knocked him to the ground. The man remained conscious and was released from hospital after just a short stay of several hours. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Raton | $300,000 | no account filed |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Raton | $30,000 | Highway signs were blown over at the Raton Truck Stop. Trees and small lawn building were also damaged across town. |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Raton | $10,000 | Snow fencing was ripped out by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 1993 | Hail | Raton | $5,000 | Thunderstorms produced quarter-size hail in Raton at 1415 MST and dime-size hail in Maxwell at 1450 MST. Thunderstorms redeveloped in Colfax County later, producing a hail storm that lasted about 40 minutes in the Springer area. Baseball-size hail damaged about 55 state vehicles at the New Mexico Boys School just northwest of Springer. Eleven building sustained roofing, window or ventilation damage, including the Trades center, in which all 22 overhead skylights were broken. The storm caused many branches and limbs to break away from trees, littering the campus. School officials estimate the total damage to exceed $500,000. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Raton | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Raton | - | A severe thunderstorm dropped ping pong size hail a few miles south of Raton along Interstate 25. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Raton | - | Quarter size hail lasted a few minutes and completely covered the ground. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Raton | - | Video from Michael Snyder on Twitter of water overflowing canyons and racing across U.S. Highways 87 and 64 in multiple places. Also reports from amateur radio of 6 to 10 inches of water over U.S. Highways 87 and 64. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Raton | - | A trained spotter near Raton reported mostly pea to dime size hail with a few quarter size stones as well. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Raton | - | A trained spotter in Raton reported penny size hail from a strong thunderstorm. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Raton | - | Nickel size hail accumulated around one inch deep along Interstate 25 in Raton. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Raton | - | Hail up to the size of nickels accumulated up to one inch in Raton. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Raton | - | A series of thunderstorms that moved across the Raton area produced several inches of hail accumulation. Hail size is estimated. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Raton | - | Video along Interstate 25 through Raton Pass showed three to four inches of hail. A few hail stones appeared as large as a quarter. Travel was slowed to a halt. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Raton | - | Half dollar size hail in Raton. Quarter size hail occurred for several minutes. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Raton | - | Hail ranged from pea size to half dollar size in Raton. Most of the stones were nickel to quarter sized. Spotter reported a quick 0.71 inches of rainfall as well. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Raton | - | At least three storms moved through Raton and each produced light accumulations of pea to dime size hail. The heaviest storm produced penny size hail. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Raton | - | Raton southeast side. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Raton | - | Nickel to quarter size hail covered the ground on Interstate 25 near Raton. |
| September 2013 | Hail | Raton | - | Nickel size hail reported at the Raton Fire Department between 1250pm and 1259pm. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Raton | - | Half dollar hail near Raton. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Raton | - | Quarter hail in Raton. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Raton | - | Significant runoff transported considerable amounts of ash and debris from the Track Fire burn scar into Lake Maloya. All lakes and ponds in the Sugarite area were bankfull. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Raton | - | Hail piled up between 12 and 17 inches over Johnson Mesa due to a stationary thunderstorm that persisted for approximately one hour. Though some stones were as large as a quarter, much of the hail was smaller. Snow plows had to be called out to clear Highway 72. Some motorists were stranded for nearly 6 hours. |
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Raton | - | State Police in Raton reported rock and tree limb debris from the Track Fire burn scar on Interstate 25 from mile markers 455 to 459. The northbound lanes were primarily impacted. Much of the water and debris came from the mountains on the west side of the interstate. Raton Creek also overflowed its banks on the north side of Raton. The creek, which is 15 feet deep and cemented, had water spilling out up to 30 feet away from its banks. The water came up to the porches on a half dozen homes, but fortunately did not cause any house damage. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Raton | - | Windows broken at the Interstate 25 Port of Entry. |
| June 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Raton | - | State police observed an event which was reported as a dust devil that was captured by a small thunderstorm moving off of Johnson Mesa and turned into a brief tornado. Winds from the event reportedly blew a motor home into the guard rail on Highway 87 with no injuries. This event form in an area well known for producing horizontal shear that is lifted into the vertical by passing convection. |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Raton | - | A car was washed off the road southwest of Raton. |
| August 1997 | Hail | Raton | - | Small hail, some to dime size, covered Highway 87 to three inches deep. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Raton | - | The Port of Entry north of Raton reported 5 minutes of golfball hail. |
| October 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Raton | - | A small tornado was photographed over the T-O Ranch southeast of Raton. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Raton | - | Storms over the county produced widespread hail which reached depths of two inches deep at Lake Maloya northeast of Raton. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Raton | - | Hail ranging from pea- to quarter-size accumulated first to near four inches deep then to a total of nine inches deep in Cimarron during two separate hail events. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Raton | - | State police from Raton reported vehicles running off Interstate 25 due to pea- and marble-size hail covering the roadway. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Raton | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Raton | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Raton | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Raton | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Raton | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Raton | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Raton | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Raton | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Raton | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Raton | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Raton | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Raton | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Raton | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Raton | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Raton | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Raton | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Raton | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Flash Flood | Raton | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Raton | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Raton | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Raton | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Raton | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Raton | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Raton | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raton Junior-Senior High School | 0.2 miles | 1996 | |
 | Raton Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase) | 0.2 miles | 2015 |
 | Raton Downtown Historic District | 0.2 miles | 1977 |
 | Colfax County Courthouse | 0.3 miles | 1987 |
 | El Raton Theater | 0.3 miles | 2007 |
 | Kearny School | 0.3 miles | 1996 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 08000230 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Colfax County | All 30 listed properties in this county. |
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