Heafer, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the San Antonio Central census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78211. The Survey maps it on the Terrell Wells quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1953 USGS Terrell Wells quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Terrell Wells quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1992 USGS Terrell Wells quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
24 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Heafer between 2005 and 2011, burning about 96 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 September 2006 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOMERSET RD AND OLD SOMERSET RD |
| 22 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 35 AND FISCHER RD |
| 12 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH 35 & MEDINA RIVER |
| 12 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH 35 AND FISCHER RD |
| 20 June 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 35 & MEDIO CREEK |
| 4 May 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13616 IH 35 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Heafer: 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexar County Quarrys | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| 1604 E. Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Acme | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Withers | 0.5 miles | 13 | |
| Palo Alto Park | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Palo Alto Heights | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| San Jose | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Phoenix | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Columbia Heights | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Valley Hi | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Terrell Wells | 3.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379914. 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.





