BlockBodine Colonia, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Mission census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78574. The Survey maps it on the Mission quadrangle.
On record in Bodine Colonia
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Shary Heightslisted 2026 · 0.9 miles away
- Oblate Park Historic districtlisted 2005 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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 Mission quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Mission quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
232 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 232 fires within 5 miles of Bodine Colonia between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,236 acres in total. None started naturally. 43 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 | 93 |
| Debris and open burning | 84 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 43 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Texas Refuge Complex | LUNCH |
| 7 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Texas Refuge Complex | BENTSEN PILE |
| 5 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | TORTUGA |
| 28 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Texas Refuge Complex | LA HOMA RD |
| 25 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRYAN RD FIRE |
| 11 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Texas Refuge Complex | 1 1/2 MILE |
| 30 August 2005 | Other causes | under an acre | South Texas Refuge Complex | AMERICANO |
| 23 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Texas Refuge Complex | MOOREFIELD |
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 Bodine Colonia: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Acres Number 1 Colonia | 0.4 miles | 11 | |
| Stewart Place Colonia | 0.4 miles | 11 | |
| Las Brisas Colonia | 0.6 miles | 11 | |
| Leona Colonia | 0.8 miles | 11 | |
| Conway Plaza Colonia | 0.8 miles | 11 | |
| Coronado Colonia | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Mission | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Blue Rock Colonia | 1.3 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2009884. 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.