Four A's Colonia, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the San Diego census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78384. The Survey maps it on the Rosita SE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1956 USGS Laredo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Rosita Ranch quadrangle1:62500
- 1969 USGS Rosita SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Alice quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
51 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Four A's Colonia between 2005 and 2012, burning about 270 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1400 CHRISTINA ST.FIRE. |
| 25 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PEREZ FIRE |
| 24 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 18 C.R. 150 / PLOT 2/3 FIRE |
| 18 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 5457 W.44 FIRE. |
| 6 May 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 483 C.R. 145 FIRE. |
| 29 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | C.R. 145 FIRE. |
| 7 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mi Tierra Colonia | 2.0 miles | 8 | |
| Cadena Colonia | 2.6 miles | 7 | |
| San Diego | 2.7 miles | 8 | |
| County Road 111 Colonia | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| North Buena Vista Colonia | 4.0 miles | 7 | |
| Buena Vista Colonia | 4.1 miles | 7 | |
| La Masa Road Colonia | 4.5 miles | 7 | |
| Rosita | 9.5 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2010142. 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.



