BlockBuffalo Springs, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the New Braunfels census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78132. It stands on Turkey Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sattler quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1925 USGS Hunter No 3 quadrangle1:48000
- 1929 USGS Hunter quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Sattler quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
39 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Buffalo Springs (historical) between 2006 and 2020, burning about 98 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PARK ROAD |
| 24 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 2673 |
| 1 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HUECO SPRINGS FIRE |
| 29 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | NATURES WAY FIRE |
| 18 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WHISPERING FIRE |
| 16 July 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HOFFMAN, 14-4595 |
| 15 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RIVER ROAD |
| 30 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | OVERVIEW FIRE |
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 Buffalo Springs (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centex Ingram Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Third Crossing | 0.6 miles | 14 | |
| Second Crossing | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Fourth Crossing | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Sattler | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| First Crossing | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Canyon City | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Preiss Heights | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Royal Forest | 5.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034682. 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.