BlockAnder, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Weesatche-Ander census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77963. The Survey maps it on the Ander quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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
- 1963 USGS Ander quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Goliad quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
44 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Ander between 2006 and 2020, burning about 881 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2017 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-38 |
| 3 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-37 |
| 3 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 034-14 |
| 24 September 2014 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ELLIOT 9/24/14 |
| 24 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ALBRIGHT EST. 2010-18 |
| 18 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 237 - B HAUN RD |
| 5 July 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 029-14 |
| 28 July 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | JOHN P. JANK |
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 Ander: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goliad Project | Uranium | Prospect |
Storms near this place
5 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ander in 5 storm reports between 1997 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2016 | Hail | Ander | $10,000 | Quarter to golf ball sized hail was reported by Goliad Sheriffs Office. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ander | $5,000 | Trees were blown down in the community of Ander. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Ander | - | Observer reported flash flooding on Bluntzer Road near Farm to Market Road 1961. Water running across the road was about 1 and a half feet deep. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Ander | - | Between 4 and 6 inches of rain fell across northeast Golaid county during the morning resulting in flash flooding of low lying areas. In addition, secondary roads in Ander and Schroeder were closed due to high water.| |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ander | - | Spotter report of numerous large trees downed by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379346. 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.