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Edgewater Estates Number 1 Colonia, Texas

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Mathis census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78368. It lies near Chalk Hill. The Survey maps it on the Mathis quadrangle.

Edgewater Estates Number 1 Colonia within San Patricio County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

70 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Edgewater Estates Number 1 Colonia between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,790 acres in total. 1 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 burning28
Missing data/not specified/undetermined26
Equipment and vehicle use10
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Recreation and ceremony1
Natural1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
2 September 2018Equipment and vehicle use13 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFM 888 COUNTY LINE
16 September 2019Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHENRY BARAJAS
1 September 2019Natural8.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMCGEE
9 August 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceBRUSH FIRE 09
5 August 2012Equipment and vehicle use175 acresTexas A & M Forest Service252
5 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined200 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHWY 359 AT RIVER BRIDGE
4 August 2013Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service134 TRAIL RIDGE RD
18 August 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined45 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceSEAL DAM FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Patricio County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Edgewater Estates Number 1 Colonia: 5 producers, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bomer PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mathis PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducerCaliche
Mcrae PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Porter PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducerCaliche
Texas Hauling ContractorsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Wright PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducerCaliche

Every working recorded in San Patricio County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Edgewater Estates0.1 miles11
Edgewater Estates Number 3 Colonia0.1 miles11
Paisano Park Colonia0.3 miles11
Lakewood Heights0.4 miles11
Clearwater Cove0.5 miles11
Lakeside0.5 miles11
Point Loma1.0 miles11
Hidden Acres1.3 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2011307. 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.