La Tuna, Texas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the El Paso Northwest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79821. The Survey maps it on the Canutillo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1917 USGS Canutillo quadrangle1:62500
- 1919 USGS Canutillo quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS El Paso quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Canutillo quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS El Paso quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS El Paso quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS El Paso quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS El Paso quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Canutillo quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
13 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of La Tuna between 1992 and 2019, burning about 32 acres in total. None 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 | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | 404 |
| 2 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CCT |
| 28 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | COACH FIRE |
| 26 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.6 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LA JUNTA |
| 15 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WET AND WILD |
| 1 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MEDIAN |
| 3 May 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | RAILROAD FIRE |
| 7 April 2014 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 6.1 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DONIPHAN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of La Tuna: 5 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, General, Stone. 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 #1 | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | Evaporite, Marine | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | Evaporite, Marine | |
| Materials Pit 57-91-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit 57-92-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel | |
| Unnamed Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand and Gravel | |
| Unnamed Sand and Gravel Prospect | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand and Gravel |
Storms near this place
2 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names La Tuna in 2 storm reports between 2013 and 2022: 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2022 | Hail | La Tuna | $150,000 | Hail up to one inch in diameter fell in Anthony which brought significant roof and vehicle damage to the area. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | La Tuna | - | Significant flooding issues were reported across Far Northeast El Paso. Total rainfall amounts were between 3 to 4.5 inches in 6 to 8 hours. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R W Jones Colonia | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Westway Number 7 Colonia | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Westway Number 2 Colonia | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Westway Number 1 Colonia | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Anthony | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Westway Number 3 Colonia | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Westway | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Westway Number 4 Colonia | 1.7 miles | 17 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122558827 | 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 1360805. 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.
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.








