BlockAlamo Village, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Brackettville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78832. The Survey maps it on the Pinto Mountain 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.
- 1896 USGS Brackett quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Brackett quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1897 USGS Brackettville quadrangle1:125000
- 1944 USGS Brackettville quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Del Rio quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Del Rio quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Pinto Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Del Rio quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Alamo Village in 2008, burning about 2,758 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2,538 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HOLMES |
| 31 May 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 April 2008 | Smoking | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 11 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Alamo Village: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Nitrogen-Nitrates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webb Cave Mine | Nitrogen-Nitrates | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brackettville | 8.2 miles | 11 | |
| Fort Clark Springs | 8.5 miles | 11 | |
| Standart | 13.2 miles | 9 | |
| Pinto | 14.4 miles | 9 | |
| Amanda | 14.5 miles | 9 | |
| Lost Creek Place | 16.9 miles | 13 | |
| Anacacho | 17.1 miles | 11 | |
| Spofford | 17.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1329314. 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.