BlockAlamo Ranchettes Colonia, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Fort Stockton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79735. The Survey maps it on the Twelvemile Mesa quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1921 USGS Fort Stockton quadrangle1:62500
- 1923 USGS Fort Stockton quadrangle1:62500
- 1928 USGS Comanche Spring quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Fort Stockton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Stockton quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Twelvemile Mesa quadrangle1:24000
- 1973 USGS Fort Stockton quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Fort Stockton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Alamo Ranchettes Colonia between 2005 and 2014, burning about 1,519 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 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,500 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WEST TX - 8 |
| 7 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GONZALES LOOP FIRE |
| 5 March 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 March 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 January 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROONEY FIRE |
| 2 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 Alamo Ranchettes Colonia: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Bromine, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Limestone | |
| Clayton Williams Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Fort Stockton Station | Bromine | Producer | Brine |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Stockton | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Bodieville Colonia | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Little Mexico Colonia | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Guild | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Belding | 7.9 miles | 9 | |
| Smith Place | 17.7 miles | 9 | |
| Chancellor | 18.3 miles | 9 | |
| Baldridge | 19.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2011341. 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.