BlockCasa Piedra, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Marfa census division. It stands on Vetas Creek. The Survey maps it on the Casa Piedra quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1896 USGS Shafter quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Presidio quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Presidio quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Casa Piedra quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Presidio quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Presidio quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 Casa Piedra: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zeolites. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Piedra Deposit | Zeolites | Occurrence | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
1 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Casa Piedra in 1 storm report in 2000: 1 flash flood. 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 2000 | Flash Flood | Casa Piedra | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plata | 9.7 miles | 12 | |
| Shafter | 14.4 miles | 12 | |
| Las Pampas Colonia | 16.8 miles | 12 | |
| Papalote Colorado | 17.1 miles | 11 | |
| Papalote Escondido | 18.3 miles | 16 | |
| Loma Pelona | 19.3 miles | 13 | |
| Fort Leaton (historical) | 19.6 miles | 13 | |
| Papalote Seco | 20.8 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378098. 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.
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.