BlockCasas Colonia, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Roma-Los Saenz census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78582. The Survey maps it on the Roma-Los Saenz East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 9 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.
- 1949 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Escobares quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Roma-Los Saenz East quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
499 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 499 fires within 5 miles of Casas Colonia between 2002 and 2020, burning about 3,642 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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 | 388 |
| Debris and open burning | 93 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BAZAN AVE. |
| 7 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6 N SAN JULIAN RD. |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DOCKER RD. |
| 6 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | VICTOR LN. |
| 4 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 39 RAMIREZ BROS DR. |
| 4 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LA VISTA ST. |
| 27 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SAN JULIAN RD. |
| 26 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regino Ramirez Colonia | 0.8 miles | 9 | |
| Las Palmas Colonia | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| North Escobares Ranchettes Colonia | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| La Esperanza Colonia | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Loma Linda West Colonia | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| San Juan Colonia | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Rancho Viejo Number 3 Colonia | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Rancho Viejo Number 2 Colonia | 4.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2011275. 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.