BlockGonzales Colonia, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Uvalde census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78801. It lies near Rocky Hill. The Survey maps it on the Uvalde quadrangle.
On record in Gonzales Colonia
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.
Nicolas Street Schoollisted 2010 · 0.8 miles away
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.
- 1898 USGS Uvalde quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1899 USGS Uvalde quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Uvalde quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Uvalde quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Uvalde quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
151 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 151 fires within 5 miles of Gonzales Colonia between 2006 and 2015, burning about 625 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 101 |
| Smoking | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 12 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 Gonzales Colonia: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamo Ready Mix Concrete Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ballard and Hale Operation | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanessa Street Colonia | 0.4 miles | 12 | |
| Fort Clark Road Colonia | 0.8 miles | 12 | |
| South Grove Street Colonia | 1.0 miles | 12 | |
| Brice Lane Colonia | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Uvalde | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Fort Inge | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Uvalde Estates | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Uvalde Estates Colonia | 2.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2010763. 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.