BlockHilltop Acres Colonia, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Sinton-Odem census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78370. It stands on Hondo Creek. The Survey maps it on the Edroy quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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 Robstown quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Robstown quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Edroy quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
9 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Hilltop Acres Colonia between 2003 and 2018, burning about 121 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS I37 MM32 SB |
| 24 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH37 MILE MARKER 22 |
| 2 April 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH 37 |
| 7 January 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 January 2008 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 January 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 1 January 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 1 January 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 Hilltop Acres Colonia: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nason Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edroy | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Edroy Colonia | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Timon and Morgan Colonia | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Odem | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Bethel Estates Number 2 Colonia | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Bethel Estates Number 1 Colonia | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Cheyene Colonia | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Friendswood Acres Number 1 Colonia | 3.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2011317. 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.