Hideaway Hill, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the George West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78368. It lies near Rufe Williams Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Dinero quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1925 USGS Mathis No. 2 quadrangle1:48000
- 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 Dinero quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
33 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Hideaway Hill between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,697 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 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 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | OLD LAGARTO RD |
| 16 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRAVEL ROAD |
| 5 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 888 - BUC'S CAMP RD - MATHIS |
| 4 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JULY 4TH FIRE |
| 31 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 534 & SH 359 |
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 Hideaway Hill: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Uranium, 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 | ||
| Mount Lucas Mine | Uranium | Past Producer | Stratabound | |
| Mathis Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Caliche | |
| Texas Hauling Contractors | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argenta | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Mount Lucas | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Los Lomas | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Peace Valley Harbor | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Dinero | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Lagarto | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Mikeska | 10.7 miles | 12 | |
| River Creek Acres | 11.2 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122571098 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1337696. 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.







