BlockAimee Acres Number 2 Colonia, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Orange Grove-Sandia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78372. The Survey maps it on the San Diego NE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1920 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Laredo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS San Diego NE quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Alice quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
128 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Aimee Acres Number 2 Colonia between 2007 and 2020, burning about 1,200 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 | 59 |
| Debris and open burning | 50 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 220 1 MILE E OF HWY 281 |
| 25 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 5 MILES WEST ON 624 |
| 14 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COUNTY ROAD 308 |
| 13 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 362 CR 323 |
| 5 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 311 |
| 31 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2163 CR 308 |
| 3 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 359 SOUTH OF CR 308 |
| 25 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 281 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Aimee Acres Number 2 Colonia: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mosser Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wright Caliche Pit & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aimee Acres Colonia | 0.3 miles | 9 | |
| La Carmelita Ranch Number 1 Colonia | 0.7 miles | 9 | |
| Agua Dulce Ranch Number 2 Colonia | 0.7 miles | 9 | |
| Agua Dulce Ranch Number 3 Colonia | 1.6 miles | 9 | |
| West Alfred Estates Colonia | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| Agua Dulce Ranch Number 1 Colonia | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| El Ranchito Colonia | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Rolling Acres Estates Colonia | 2.7 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2011502. 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.