BlockAgua Nueva, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the South Jim Hogg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78361. The Survey maps it on the Agua Nueva quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 11 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.
- 1938 USGS Agua Nueva quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Agua Nueva quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Encino quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Encino quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Agua Nueva between 2004 and 2020, burning about 9,379 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 | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 619 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LA GLORIA |
| 21 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 13 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WINDMILL |
| 21 February 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1,000 acres | South Texas Refuge Complex | SAN ISIDRO |
| 27 December 2007 | Debris and open burning | 800 acres | South Texas Refuge Complex | AGUA NUEVA RANCH |
| 31 January 2008 | Debris and open burning | 6,400 acres | South Texas Refuge Complex | JONES RANCH |
Storms near this place
1 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Agua Nueva in 1 storm report in 2007: 1 heavy rain. 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 2007 | Heavy Rain | Agua Nueva | - | A trained spotter reported 5 inches of rain fell in 60 to 80 minutes in southeastern Jim Hogg County. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio Viejo | 12.9 miles | 10 | |
| Cuevitas | 14.8 miles | 11 | |
| Guerra | 15.6 miles | 11 | |
| Humble Colorado Camp | 16.9 miles | 11 | |
| Randado | 19.2 miles | 8 | |
| South Fork Estates | 26.0 miles | 6 | |
| South Fork Colonia | 26.0 miles | 6 | |
| Thompsonville | 27.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1381013. 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.
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.