BlockFrio Heights Colonia, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Pearsall census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78061. The Survey maps it on the Pearsall North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1927 USGS Pearsall quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Pearsall North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
294 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 294 fires within 5 miles of Frio Heights Colonia between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,420 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 126 |
| Debris and open burning | 59 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 53 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1105 W. COLORADO |
| 6 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH 35 MM 102 |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH 35 MM 99 |
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH 35 MM 104 |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 1581 & CR4201 |
| 30 September 2015 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 100 BLK S ELM |
| 3 September 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | W. TRINITY & CHERRY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Frio Heights Colonia: 1 past producer. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearsall Mine | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Pearsall | 0.1 miles | 10 | |
| Alta Vista Colonia | 0.2 miles | 10 | |
| Pearsall | 0.8 miles | 10 | |
| North Pearsall | 1.4 miles | 10 | |
| Pearsall East Colonia | 2.1 miles | 10 | |
| Melon | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Cude Crossing Windmill | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Derby Colonia | 8.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2009982. 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.