Barbarosa, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Seguin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78130. It lies near Harborth Hill. The Survey maps it on the New Braunfels East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1925 USGS New Braunfels No 1 quadrangle1:48000
- 1927 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New Braunfels East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
88 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Barbarosa between 2005 and 2020, burning about 694 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1101 FIRE |
| 8 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4700 IH 35 N |
| 21 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4817 IH 35 FIRE |
| 19 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 622 S KOWALD LN FIRE |
| 19 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SAUR, 14-5472 |
| 19 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NOV-86 |
| 16 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1000 KOHLENBERG |
| 15 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOECHTING, 14-5362 |
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 Barbarosa: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Pit | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geronimo | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Clear Springs | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Lake Dunlap | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Camp Willow | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Zorn | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Galle | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Schumannsville | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Lauback | 6.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1330020. 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.






