Bronco, Texas
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1970. It stands in the Plains census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79355. The Survey maps it on the Bronco quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1954 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Bronco quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Bronco between 2006 and 2020, burning about 1,722 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Capitan District | 21-50220097X |
| 29 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Taos Pueblo | SHARON |
| 16 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 76 acres | Capitan District | 20-51650665X |
| 5 May 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 18 acres | Capitan District | BRONCO |
| 14 May 2016 | Natural | 50 acres | Capitan District | PERRY PLACE |
| 25 April 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 acres | Capitan District | BEVERTA |
| 28 February 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Capitan District | E 380 SOUTH |
| 30 December 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 50 acres | Capitan District | WISHBONE |
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Bronco: 5 unknowns. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Un. Grav. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Un. Grav. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Un. Grav. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Un. Grav. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Un. Grav. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
10 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bronco in 10 storm reports between 1997 and 2015: 9 hail, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Hail | Bronco | - | A HAM radio spotter estimated tennis ball size hail. Damage was unknown. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Bronco | - | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail near Bronco. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Bronco | - | A swath of quarter size hail west and northwest of Plains. No damage was reported. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Bronco | - | Law enforcement reported hail to the size of golf balls in Bronco. No damage was reported. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Bronco | - | Trained storm spotter reported tennis ball sized hail. |
| August 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Bronco | - | The Yoakum County Sheriff's Office, as well as other witnesses, reported a weak tornado just northeast of the community of Bronco (which is west-northwest of Plains). Witnesses reported that it was "large but thin." NWS Doppler radar indicated a fairly strong though very small storm that was nearly stationary (other storms in the area were moving northwest at 15-20 mph). This may have been a landspout-type of tornado. It remained over open pasture and did not cause damage. |
| April 1997 | Hail | Bronco | - | Nickel-size hail in extreme western Yoakum County was reported by researchers from Texas Tech University. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Bronco | - | no account filed |
| October 2004 | Hail | Bronco | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Bronco | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plains | 13.1 miles | 7 | |
| Allred | 20.8 miles | 6 | |
| Denver City | 23.6 miles | 6 | |
| Sligo | 24.1 miles | 7 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 26.5 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1352927. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.



