Locally Maintained Route 66-Glenrio to San Jon

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

From the record

One of 13 National Register listings published here for Quay County · listed in 1994 · category: Structure.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Listed as. Locally Maintained Route 66--Glenrio to San Jon - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. Texas border W to San Jon, San Jon, 88411
When was it listed? March 1994
Category. structure
Also known as. Route 66 through New Mexico MPS
Census division. San Jon
National Register reference number. 93001207 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

10 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Locally Maintained Route 66-Glenrio to San Jon between 1998 and 2020, burning about 3,282 acres in total. 3 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
Equipment and vehicle use	4
Natural	3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2
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
3 September 2000	Natural	200 acres	New Mexico State Forestry Division	GLENRIO
16 August 2019	Natural	42 acres	Las Vegas District	20-40180184X
13 August 2010	Natural	101 acres	Las Vegas District	FOOTE
7 July 1998	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	640 acres	New Mexico State Forestry Division	JORDI
5 June 2011	Equipment and vehicle use	2.0 acres	New Mexico State Forestry Division	BLOWOUT
29 June 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	780 acres	Las Vegas District	ODEN
23 June 2011	Equipment and vehicle use	36 acres	New Mexico State Forestry Division	CAIN
15 May 2006	Equipment and vehicle use	30 acres	New Mexico State Forestry Division	not named

Every fire recorded in Quay County

Mines and quarries near this property

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Locally Maintained Route 66-Glenrio to San Jon: 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
	Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown

Every working recorded in Quay County

Storms near this property

60 of 66 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names San Jon, the town this property stands in, in 66 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 42 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 3 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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
June 1994	Tornado (F0)	San Jon	$50,000	no account filed
May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	San Jon	$10,000	A microburst with estimated 70 to 90 mph winds from a severe thunderstorm caused significant damage in and around Grady as well as in far southern Quay County. In southern Quay County, a National Weather Service damage survey team estimated 70 mph winds associated with the microburst destroyed a carport. The carport along with a downed TV antenna was carried 200 yards away from their original location. A storage shed that was attached to the carport was also tipped over. Additionally, several large trees limbs were downed. Damages are estimated for the loss and damage to the carport, TV antenna, storage shed, and tree limbs.
July 2009	Hail	San Jon	$2,500	no account filed
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	San Jon	$1,000	Multiple large tree branches were knocked down. A 12 inch diameter cottonwood tree was reduced to less than half its original height.
July 1998	Flash Flood	San Jon	$1,000	no account filed
April 2025	Hail	San Jon	-	A trained spotter 1 mile southwest of Wheatland observed quarter size hail from a severe thunderstorm.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	San Jon	-	The public reported a severe thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph near San Jon, NM.
May 2024	Hail	San Jon	-	A trained spotter near Wheatland reported lots of quarter size hail and wind gusts of up to 50 mph from a severe thunderstorm.
May 2024	Hail	San Jon	-	A severe thunderstorm produced quarter size hail a few miles north of Wheatland.
May 2023	Hail	San Jon	-	One inch hail was reported just west of San Jon, NM.
May 2023	Hail	San Jon	-	One inch hail reported south of San Jon. Hail stones likely peaked larger than this based on surrounding 2 inch reports during this timeframe.
May 2023	Hail	San Jon	-	A trained spotter estimated a few nickel size hail stones fell at San Jon. Strong wind gusts also were ripping through their trees, but no damage was reported.
May 2023	Hail	San Jon	-	Hail reports ranging in size from dimes to quarters in San Jon.
May 2023	Hail	San Jon	-	Two inch hail a few miles west of San Jon along I-40.
May 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	San Jon	-	A storm chaser reported an estimated thunderstorm wind gust of 70 mph.
May 2019	Hail	San Jon	-	Quarter size hail reported near Wheatland.
August 2018	Hail	San Jon	-	Hail up to the size of quarters near Wheatland.
August 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	San Jon	-	Peak wind gusts up to 60 mph downed a few large tree limbs in Wheatland.
May 2018	Hail	San Jon	-	Penny size hail at Giddy Up Ranch.
October 2017	Flash Flood	San Jon	-	Rock slides, mud, and debris covering portions of state highway 469 between San Jon and Grady. Road was closed for several hours after causative event.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	San Jon	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated between 60 and 70 mph with dime size hail.
May 2016	Hail	San Jon	-	Quarter size hail along Interstate 40 at mile marker 359 near San Jon.
June 2015	Hail	San Jon	-	Trained spotter reported penny size hail.
June 2015	Hail	San Jon	-	Trained spotter reported nickel size hail.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	San Jon	-	Report of 65 mph outflow winds with torrential rainfall in San Jon.
July 2014	Heavy Rain	San Jon	-	State police dispatcher reported that she received 3.05 inches of rain at her residence during the overnight hours.
May 2014	Hail	San Jon	-	Numerous reports of pea to nickel sized hail around San Jon.
July 2011	Hail	San Jon	-	Quarter size hail was reported along I-40.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	San Jon	-	A cooperative observer reported that several tree limbs were downed around town including a large branch from a Cottonwood tree.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	San Jon	-	Semi-truck blown over on Interstate 40.
July 2000	Hail	San Jon	-	Heavy rain, large hail and several funnel clouds were reported from San Jon.
May 1999	Funnel Cloud	San Jon	-	Brief funnel cloud reported by deputies.
August 1998	Tornado (F0)	San Jon	-	A brief tornado touchdown was noted by several observers.
July 1994	Hail	San Jon	-	The San Jon Fire Department reported a brief tornado and nickel-size hail just north of San Jon. Strong winds estimated at 60 mph and nickel-size hail were reported at the San Jon Port of Entry.
July 1994	Tornado (F0)	San Jon	-	The San Jon Fire Department reported a brief tornado and nickel-size hail just north of San Jon. Strong winds estimated at 60 mph and nickel-size hail were reported at the San Jon Port of Entry.
July 1994	Hail	San Jon	-	The San Jon Fire Department reported a brief tornado and nickel-size hail just north of San Jon. Strong winds estimated at 60 mph and nickel-size hail were reported at the San Jon Port of Entry.
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	San Jon	-	The San Jon Fire Department reported a brief tornado and nickel-size hail just north of San Jon. Strong winds estimated at 60 mph and nickel-size hail were reported at the San Jon Port of Entry.
May 2023	Hail	San Jon	-	no account filed
May 2023	Hail	San Jon	-	no account filed
May 2023	Hail	San Jon	-	no account filed
October 2015	Hail	San Jon	-	no account filed
June 2014	Hail	San Jon	-	no account filed
May 2014	Hail	San Jon	-	no account filed
May 2010	Hail	San Jon	-	no account filed
June 2008	Hail	San Jon	-	no account filed
May 2005	Hail	San Jon	-	no account filed
June 2005	Hail	San Jon	-	no account filed
June 2005	Hail	San Jon	-	no account filed
June 2004	Hail	San Jon	-	no account filed
July 2004	Hail	San Jon	-	no account filed
August 2004	Hail	San Jon	-	no account filed
August 2004	Tornado (F0)	San Jon	-	no account filed
August 2004	Flash Flood	San Jon	-	no account filed
August 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	San Jon	-	no account filed
June 2003	Hail	San Jon	-	no account filed
June 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	San Jon	-	no account filed
June 2003	Hail	San Jon	-	no account filed
May 2002	Hail	San Jon	-	no account filed
July 2002	Hail	San Jon	-	no account filed
July 2002	Hail	San Jon	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Quay County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

1 within 8 miles

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
	Glenrio Historic District	7.0 miles	2007

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 93001207 in Record Group 79.
Quay County	All 13 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.