BlockBenitez Colonia, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Raymondville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78580. The Survey maps it on the Yturria quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1922 USGS La Sal Vieja quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Brownsville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Brownsville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS La Sal Vieja quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Port Isabel quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Yturria quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Brownsville quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Port Mansfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
47 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Benitez Colonia between 2002 and 2019, burning about 445 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH/GRASS MIXTURE FIRE |
| 1 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH GRASS MIXTURE |
| 7 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 5 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 30 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 29 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 25 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 10 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NATURAL VEGITATION |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Colonia | 0.4 miles | 13 | |
| Colonia los Angeles | 1.0 miles | 9 | |
| Los Angeles | 1.1 miles | 9 | |
| Willacy Acres Colonia | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Raymondville | 1.8 miles | 9 | |
| El Chapote Colonia | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Ranchette Estates Colonia | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Ranchette Estates | 3.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2010677. 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.