BlockAlsonia Colonia, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Edinburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78541. The Survey maps it on the Faysville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 8 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.
- 1949 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Faysvillle quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
70 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Alsonia Colonia between 2005 and 2011, burning about 266 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 were 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 | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 23 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | South Texas Refuge Complex | LAGUNA SECA |
| 11 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 10 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MONTE CRISTO |
| 7 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 19251 N. EXPWY 281 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Alsonia Colonia: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caliche Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Caliche |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Cerritos Colonia | 0.6 miles | 8 | |
| Faysville | 2.0 miles | 8 | |
| Puerta del Sol Colonia | 2.4 miles | 8 | |
| Highway Frontage Colonia | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Colonia Big 5 | 3.1 miles | 8 | |
| North Santa Cruz Colonia | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Monte Cristo Heights Colonia | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Solino | 3.5 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2009915. 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.