Deweesville, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Falls City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78113. The Survey maps it on the Falls City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1925 USGS Tordia No. 1 quadrangle1:48000
- 1931 USGS Falls City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1931 USGS Tordia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Falls City quadrangle1:24000
- 1968 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Pleasanton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Deweesville between 2006 and 2020, burning about 115 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | KARNES COUNTY CR197 |
| 15 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TOM GILMORE |
| 8 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | EOG RESOURCES |
| 28 April 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | KARNES ELECTRIC FM1144 |
| 5 December 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ORR FAMILY FOUNDATION |
| 22 November 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SAM BASSBETT |
| 7 January 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 January 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 45 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 45 workings within 5 miles of Deweesville: 22 past producers, 18 producers, 5 occurrences. 18 still produce. What was taken out: Uranium, Molybdenum, Selenium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brayil Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Galen Mine | Uranium, Molybdenum, Selenium | Past Producer | Stratabound | |
| Hackney Mine | Uranium, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1954 | |
| Bargmann-Hackney Mine | Uranium | Past Producer | Stratabound | |
| Bozo Pit | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Brown Uranium Pit | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Brysch Mine | Uranium | Past Producer | Stratabound | |
| Butler Mine | Uranium | Past Producer | Stratabound | |
| Butler Pit | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Carriger Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | Stratabound |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mays Crossing | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Conquista Crossing | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Coy City | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Falls City | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Hobson | 8.3 miles | 9 | |
| Mayo | 10.7 miles | 9 | |
| Lenz | 11.0 miles | 8 | |
| Karnes City | 11.9 miles | 9 |
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 Q122558920 | 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 2034705. 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.








