Atco, Texas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Waco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76712. It stands on Middle Bosque River. The Survey maps it on the Lorena quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 16 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.
- 1892 USGS Temple quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Lorena quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1985 USGS Temple quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
209 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 209 fires within 5 miles of Atco between 2005 and 2020, burning about 796 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 118 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2490037 |
| 5 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2480036 |
| 4 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13-2470007 |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY84 |
| 3 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2617 NEW WINDSOR PKWY |
| 3 September 2013 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SPEEGLEVILLE FIRE |
| 29 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2730050 |
| 25 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SMALL GRASS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Atco: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waco Quarry | Limestone, General, Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Young Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Atco in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2016: 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2016 | Lightning | Atco | $1,000 | Lightning started a small fire at a home on Rancho Pacifico Road in Lorena. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Atco | - | A trained spotter measured a 62 mph wind gust at the intersection of Spring Valley Rd and Old Lorena Rd west of the city of Hewitt. |
| December 2008 | Hail | Atco | - | Quarter-size hail was reported between Hewitt and McGregor. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ritchie | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| South Bosque | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Woodway | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Hewitt | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Jewell | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Speegleville | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| Willow Grove | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Beverly Hills | 5.6 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379370. 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.




