Hidden Acres Colonia, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Mathis census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78368. It lies near Jack Green Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Mathis quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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 Mathis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Mathis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Mathis quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
53 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Hidden Acres Colonia between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,620 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 | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 13 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 888 COUNTY LINE |
| 9 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE 09 |
| 5 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 175 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 252 |
| 4 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 134 TRAIL RIDGE RD |
| 16 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 16 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRAVEL ROAD |
| 14 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MATHIS PD |
| 9 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE 06 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Hidden Acres Colonia: 5 producers, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bomer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mathis Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Caliche | |
| Mcrae Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Porter Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Caliche | |
| Texas Hauling Contractors | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wright Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Caliche |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Acres | 0.4 miles | 11 | |
| La Ponderosa Colonia | 0.4 miles | 11 | |
| Point Loma | 0.7 miles | 11 | |
| Lakeshore Gardens Number 2 Colonia | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| Lakeshore Gardens Number 1 Colonia | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| Heldnfelt | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| Lakeshore Gardens | 1.0 miles | 11 | |
| Lakeside | 1.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2011316. 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.






