BlockDabney, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Uvalde census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78801. The Survey maps it on the Cline quadrangle. It stands 1,060 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1896 USGS Brackett quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Brackett quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1897 USGS Brackettville quadrangle1:125000
- 1949 USGS Cline quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Del Rio quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Del Rio quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Cline quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Del Rio quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Dabney (historical) in 2006, burning about 60 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 13 January 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Dabney (historical): 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blewett Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Limestone | |
| Cline Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Basalt | |
| Dabney Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Limestone | |
| Dabney Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blewett | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Cline | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Smyth Crossing | 11.6 miles | 11 | |
| Haby Crossing | 14.0 miles | 12 | |
| Uvalde Estates Colonia | 14.2 miles | 12 | |
| Uvalde Estates | 14.2 miles | 12 | |
| Fort Clark Road Colonia | 15.1 miles | 12 | |
| Gonzales Colonia | 15.8 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Dabney (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5207503 | 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 1379629. 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.