BlockFair Oaks Ranch, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It lies in ZIP code area 78015. The Survey maps it on the Van Raub quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1953 USGS Van Raub quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Van Raub quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Van Raub quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
31 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Fair Oaks Ranch between 2005 and 2015, burning about 371 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 burning | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 290 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DIETZ-ELKHORN FIRE |
| 14 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HEADWATERS RANCH |
| 5 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 35 GUTHRIE |
| 28 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ENTERPRIZE FIRE |
| 22 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH 10 W @ MILE MARKER 542 |
| 1 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FAIR OAKS PKWY |
| 24 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | W. AMMANN |
| 17 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Raub | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Scenic Oaks | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Leon Springs | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Dominion | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Cross Mountain | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Timberwood Park | 9.2 miles | 11 | |
| Grey Forest | 9.2 miles | 13 | |
| Beckmann | 9.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1377746. 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.