BlockCruz Calle, 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
12 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Cruz Calle between 2006 and 2011, burning about 676 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 | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WEEKS RANCH |
| 25 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 716 & CR 214 |
| 8 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 716 |
| 8 April 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 3196 10 MI. SOUTH |
| 24 March 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 250 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1329 |
| 11 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 February 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cruz Calle in 3 storm reports between 2005 and 2015: 1 tornado, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cruz Calle | $25,000 | Power poles were blown down near Farm to Market Road 1329 and County Road 236. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Cruz Calle | - | Public reported quarter sized hail in the community of Cruz Calle. |
| July 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Cruz Calle | - | This tornado formed in the outer rainbands of Hurricane Emily, 2 miles west of Premont, in Jim Wells County, and entered Duval county roughly 2 miles southeast of Cruz Calle. The tornado continued west for roughly another 1/2 to 1 mile, producing minor roof damage to a house and snapping trees. This tornado may have continue further west into the county, however a NWS Storm Survey team was unable to confirm this. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz | 1.1 miles | 7 | |
| Vera Cruz | 3.8 miles | 7 | |
| Rios | 4.5 miles | 7 | |
| Concepcion | 4.5 miles | 7 | |
| Conception | 4.7 miles | 7 | |
| Ramirez | 7.9 miles | 7 | |
| Sejita | 10.7 miles | 7 | |
| San Jose | 13.7 miles | 7 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122595838 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378189. 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.
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.