Crow, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Sullivan City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78560. The Survey maps it on the Los Ebanos quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 10 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 Los Ebanos quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Los Ebanos quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Los Ebanos quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
122 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Crow between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,796 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 17 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 | 45 |
| Debris and open burning | 44 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | BURNING BARREL |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Texas Refuge Complex | 1427 |
| 22 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | QUEZADA RD. |
| 9 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | YTURRIA |
| 9 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | GARZA |
| 8 August 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | 13 |
| 5 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LOS EBANOS FIRE |
| 5 August 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | LAJOYA2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Crow: 3 producers, 2 past producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Crow Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Spaulding Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Spaulding Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sullivan City | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel, Sand |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Havana Lomas Number 1 Colonia | 0.4 miles | 10 | |
| Havana Lomas Number 4 Colonia | 0.4 miles | 10 | |
| Havana Lomas Number 5 Colonia | 0.4 miles | 10 | |
| Havana Lomas Number 2 Colonia | 0.4 miles | 10 | |
| Havana Lomas Number 3 Colonia | 0.5 miles | 10 | |
| Sam Fordyce | 0.5 miles | 10 | |
| Havana | 0.5 miles | 10 | |
| Lakeview Colonia | 2.0 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378187. 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.








