BlockDel Mar, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the East Cameron census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78521. It lies near Brazos Island. The Survey maps it on the Port Isabel quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1929 USGS Point Isabel quadrangle1:24000
- 1934 USGS Port Isabel quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Brownsville quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Port Isabel quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Port Isabel quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Brownsville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Port Isabel quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Brownsville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Harlingen quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Del Mar between 1999 and 2020, burning about 968 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.3 acres | Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | HOPPER |
| 2 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 240 acres | Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | BOCA BEACH |
| 4 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 240 acres | Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | BOCA CHICA SOUTH |
| 4 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 210 acres | Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | BOCA CHICA NORTH |
| 4 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Texas Refuge Complex | EDDIE KEEN |
| 26 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 131 acres | Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | BOCA CHICA |
| 6 May 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | TURTLE LIGHTNING |
| 13 May 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | TRASH FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Del Mar: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazos Island | Titanium | Unknown |
Storms near this place
2 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Del Mar in 2 storm reports in 2010: 1 tornado, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2010 | Heavy Rain | Del Mar | $50,000 | Heavy rainfall associated with a slow moving convergence zone slid east from what had been a train of 5 to 7 inches in 5 hours a bit farther west in Cameron County (Brownsville to San Benito). Between South Padre Island and Laguna Atascosa/Arroyo City, measured and estimated 3 to 5 inches of rain produced more nuisance flooding with up to 2 feet of water covering Padre Boulevard (Town of South Padre Island), a known poorly draining road which frequently experiences minor flooding. As of this writing, no significant damage was reported from the heavy rains in these areas. |
| August 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Del Mar | - | Travelers along Padre Boulevard (State Highway 48), workers at the Port of Brownsville, and the Tower Controller at the Cameron County Airport near Bayview all witnessed a relatively long lived landspout tornado, several miles southwest of Port Isabel in the sand flats. No damage was reported from the tornado. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starbase | 2.1 miles | 10 | |
| Clarksville (historical) | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Port Isabel | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Monica | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| South Padre Island | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Laguna Heights | 7.2 miles | 15 | |
| Rutherford-Harding Addition Colonia | 7.3 miles | 15 | |
| Carretas Crossing | 7.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380840. 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.
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.