BlockBethel Estates Number 1 Colonia, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Sinton-Odem census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78370. The Survey maps it on the Odem quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 12 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 Robstown quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Robstown quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Odem quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
10 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Bethel Estates Number 1 Colonia between 2003 and 2019, burning about 825 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2019 | Natural | 411 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WYATT |
| 5 April 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 300 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRIBBIN FIRE |
| 7 January 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 January 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 January 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 January 2008 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 January 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 1 January 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 Bethel Estates Number 1 Colonia: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haas Trucking Company Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendswood Acres Number 1 Colonia | 0.3 miles | 12 | |
| Bethel Estates Number 2 Colonia | 0.4 miles | 12 | |
| Sunrise Acres Colonia | 0.7 miles | 12 | |
| Timon and Morgan Colonia | 0.8 miles | 12 | |
| Friendswood Acres Number 2 Colonia | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Odem | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Hilltop Acres Colonia | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Cheyene Colonia | 4.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2011349. 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.