BlockCheyene Colonia, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Sinton-Odem census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78370. The Survey maps it on the Odem quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1925 USGS Robstown quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Robstown quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Odem quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
13 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Cheyene Colonia between 2008 and 2019, burning about 334 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 | 8 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 188 |
| 5 June 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 500 |
| 24 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH37 MILE MARKER 22 |
| 2 April 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH 37 |
| 19 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 187 |
| 9 January 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 January 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 January 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Country Estates Colonia | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| Odem | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Colony Estates of Sinton Colonia | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| W J Ranch Colonia | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| Sunkist Country Estates Colonia | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| O'Farrell Acres Number 2 Colonia | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Timon and Morgan Colonia | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Hilltop Acres Colonia | 3.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2011353. 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.