Friendly Corner, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the San Antonio East census division. The Survey maps it on the Saint Hedwig quadrangle.
On record in Friendly Corner
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
State Highway 3-A Bridge at Cibolo Creeklisted 1996 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Saint Hedwig quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1992 USGS Saint Hedwig quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
63 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Friendly Corner between 2006 and 2014, burning about 433 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 | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CBFD1100798 |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LOWER SEGUIN |
| 3 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SZFD131529 |
| 7 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SZFD131353 |
| 21 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SZFD141379 |
| 2 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH10 |
| 14 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 July 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2009-0871 |
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 Friendly Corner: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cibola Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Cibolo Ck Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Hedwig | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Airport City | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Universal City | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Converse | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Adkins | 7.5 miles | 10 | |
| Selma | 8.4 miles | 11 | |
| Live Oak | 8.8 miles | 11 | |
| Martinez | 9.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378330. 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.




