BlockEl Castillo Colonia, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the La Grulla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78582. The Survey maps it on the La Grulla 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.
- 1949 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Garcias quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Grulla quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS La Grulla quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
407 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 407 fires within 5 miles of El Castillo Colonia between 2000 and 2020, burning about 5,802 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 252 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 131 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 86 OLD CASITA RD |
| 8 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Texas Refuge Complex | HAY |
| 7 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PIPELINE ROAD |
| 7 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BENITO ST. |
| 6 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | OLD CASITA RD. |
| 5 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | AURORA ST. |
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2075 N FM 2360 RD. |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of El Castillo Colonia: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lopez Ready Mix Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Nordmeyer Incorporated Operations | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olmito and Olmito Number 2 Colonia | 0.3 miles | 11 | |
| La Victoria | 0.4 miles | 11 | |
| El Socio Colonia | 0.4 miles | 11 | |
| Zarate Colonia | 1.0 miles | 11 | |
| Alto Bonito Heights Colonia | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Mikes Colonia | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Valle Vista Number 2 Colonia | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| Eugenio Saenz Colonia | 1.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2011237. 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.