BlockBig John Colonia, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Edcouch-Elsa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78599. The Survey maps it on the La Blanca quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 10 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.
- 1949 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS La Blanca quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS La Blanca quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
86 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Big John Colonia between 2003 and 2017, burning about 584 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4 WEST FIRE |
| 3 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PALM TREE FIRE |
| 11 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 August 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 9.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ELSA FIRE |
| 19 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 11 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SH 88-14 North-6 West Colonia | 0.4 miles | 9 | |
| L and P Colonia | 0.7 miles | 10 | |
| Garza Colonia Number 1 | 0.9 miles | 9 | |
| Olivarez Number 8 Colonia | 0.9 miles | 9 | |
| Garza Colonia Number 2 | 0.9 miles | 9 | |
| Louis and J Hoyt Subdivision Colonia | 1.2 miles | 9 | |
| Peter Gort Colonia | 1.3 miles | 10 | |
| Country Village Colonia Number 1 | 1.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2009880. 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.