BlockBuena Vista Colonia, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the San Diego census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78384. It stands on Rosita Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ben Bolt NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1917 USGS Ben Bolt quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Laredo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ben Bolt NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Alice quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
68 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Buena Vista Colonia between 2005 and 2016, burning about 293 acres in total. None 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 | 54 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 346 CR. 147 |
| 25 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PEREZ FIRE |
| 25 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SAN JOSE FIRE |
| 24 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 18 C.R. 150 / PLOT 2/3 FIRE |
| 1 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 529 WEST SAN DIEGO |
| 6 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 529 FM 1329 |
| 23 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 237 CR.147 |
| 18 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Buena Vista Colonia | 0.1 miles | 7 | |
| La Masa Road Colonia | 0.6 miles | 7 | |
| County Road 111 Colonia | 0.9 miles | 8 | |
| San Diego | 1.5 miles | 8 | |
| Cadena Colonia | 1.6 miles | 7 | |
| Mi Tierra Colonia | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| Four A's Colonia | 4.1 miles | 7 | |
| Rosita | 10.3 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2010188. 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.