Aloe, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Victoria West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77905. It lies near Goldmans Hill. The Survey maps it on the Victoria West quadrangle. It stands 105 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Victoria West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Goliad quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
188 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 188 fires within 5 miles of Aloe between 2006 and 2020, burning about 933 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 | 88 |
| Debris and open burning | 71 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SUTTON MOTT |
| 7 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SW MOODY |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 446 FIRE |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MOODY |
| 29 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | DELORAS |
| 27 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 446 |
| 2 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | COLETOVILLE |
| 13 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 236 GRASS FIRE |
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 Aloe: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Fordyce Co Chipley Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Aloe in 5 storm reports between 2010 and 2021: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud. 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 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aloe | $10,000 | Shingles were blown off of homes near Mission Valley. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aloe | $10,000 | Trees were blown down along with power lines on Refugio Highway on the southwest side of Victoria. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aloe | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew off metal tin from an old barn. Several tree limbs were blown down also. |
| May 2013 | Funnel Cloud | Aloe | - | Funnel cloud was spotted near Moody Street and Farm to Market Road 1685. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Aloe | - | Victoria Fire Department responded to stalled vehicles in high water across the city, including a high water rescue of a driver trapped on Lova Drive. Three cars were stalled in high water on Ben Jordan Street, and the road between Houston Highway and Airline was closed due to flooding. An additional three vehicles were stalled in high water at North Main Street and Loop 463. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quail Creek | 0.7 miles | 9 | |
| Chipley | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Raisin | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Coletoville | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Victoria | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Oak Village | 5.1 miles | 7 | |
| Hughes | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Dupre | 6.4 miles | 9 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Aloe | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q54871390 | 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 1351041. 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.




