BlockCuevitas, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the South Jim Hogg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78360. The Survey maps it on the Cuevitas quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 11 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.
- 1938 USGS Cuevitas quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Cuevitas quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Encino quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Encino quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Cuevitas between 2004 and 2008, burning about 1,714 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 | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 750 acres | South Texas Refuge Complex | ROMAN 2 |
| 18 June 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 10 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 23 February 2005 | Debris and open burning | 950 acres | South Texas Refuge Complex | BORREGO |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guerra | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| San Antonio Viejo | 9.1 miles | 10 | |
| Humble Colorado Camp | 10.2 miles | 11 | |
| Agua Nueva | 14.8 miles | 11 | |
| Randado | 17.6 miles | 8 | |
| Thompsonville | 26.5 miles | 9 | |
| South Fork Estates | 31.7 miles | 6 | |
| South Fork Colonia | 31.8 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378193. 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.