BlockConception, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Realitos-Concepcion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78349. The Survey maps it on the Concepcion 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.
- 1921 USGS Falfurrias quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Laredo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1968 USGS Concepcion quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Falfurrias quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Conception between 2005 and 2011, burning about 1,614 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 716 |
| 10 June 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2994 CR 266 |
| 27 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1,500 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR266 FIRE |
| 18 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 February 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | LOS OLMITOS RANCH |
| 1 November 2005 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 January 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 10 January 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1726 FM 716 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concepcion | 0.2 miles | 7 | |
| Ramirez | 4.5 miles | 7 | |
| Cruz Calle | 4.7 miles | 7 | |
| Santa Cruz | 4.8 miles | 7 | |
| Vera Cruz | 5.8 miles | 7 | |
| Rios | 6.2 miles | 7 | |
| Sejita | 7.7 miles | 7 | |
| Realitos | 9.6 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1333201. 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.