BlockFalcon Lake, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Zapata census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78076. The Survey maps it on the Zapata SE 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 Zapata quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Zapata SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Zapata quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
107 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 107 fires within 5 miles of Falcon Lake between 2005 and 2019, burning about 745 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 67 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONTROLLED BURNING |
| 6 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MEDINA/GRASS FIRE |
| 5 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 3 August 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE ACROSS LIBRARY |
| 3 August 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINCOLN AND 10TH STREET |
| 3 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MEDINA/GRASS FIRE |
| 23 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SANTA MARIA GRASS FIRE |
| 19 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PENA LN. VACANT LOT GRASS FIRE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon Lake Estates | 0.1 miles | 10 | |
| Lago Halcon B Colonia | 0.1 miles | 10 | |
| Lago Halcon A Colonia | 0.1 miles | 10 | |
| Black Bass | 0.4 miles | 10 | |
| Siesta Shores 1 Colonia | 0.7 miles | 10 | |
| Siesta Shores | 0.9 miles | 10 | |
| Siesta Shores 3 Colonia | 1.1 miles | 10 | |
| Siesta Shores Section A Colonia | 1.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1329130. 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.