BlockBrandon Lake Colonia, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Mission census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78504. The Survey maps it on the Alton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1940 USGS Monte Christo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 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 Alton quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Alton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
131 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 131 fires within 5 miles of Brandon Lake Colonia between 2003 and 2016, burning about 384 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 | 57 |
| Debris and open burning | 55 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRYAN RD FIRE |
| 24 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 23 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Texas Refuge Complex | ALTON |
| 13 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUT DEPOT AND SPRAGUE |
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 Brandon Lake Colonia: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bleakley | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curl Tex Colonia | 0.3 miles | 11 | |
| L and R Garza Colonia | 0.4 miles | 11 | |
| Granada Estates Colonia | 0.4 miles | 11 | |
| Ware Shadows Colonia | 0.7 miles | 11 | |
| Ware del Norte Colonia | 0.8 miles | 11 | |
| Citrus City Lake Number 1 Colonia | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| Newkirk Colonia | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| 107 West Colonia | 1.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2009890. 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.