BlockEl Mesquite Colonia, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Rio Grande City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78582. The Survey maps it on the Rio Grande City North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 10 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 Escobares quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Rio Grande City North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
336 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 336 fires within 5 miles of El Mesquite Colonia between 1996 and 2020, burning about 2,274 acres in total. None started naturally. 23 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 | 149 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 149 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 3 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 10 PARROT LN. |
| 3 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | W. HINOJOSA ST. |
| 3 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LA REFORMA ST. |
| 24 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6196 US HWY 83 |
| 24 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 1430 RD. |
| 23 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FOREST ST. |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valle Hermosa Colonia | 0.8 miles | 10 | |
| North Santa Cruz Colonia | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Share 52 Colonia | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Las Lomas | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| El Rancho Vela Colonia | 1.5 miles | 10 | |
| Santa Cruz Number 2 Colonia | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| Garza-Salinas Colonia | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| Los Olmos Colonia | 1.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2011241. 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.