BlockHilltop Colonia, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Dilley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78017. The Survey maps it on the Dilley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 9 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.
- 1942 USGS Dilley quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Dilley quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2002 USGS Dilley quadrangle1:50000
Fires near this place
343 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 343 fires within 5 miles of Hilltop Colonia between 2005 and 2018, burning about 1,732 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 234 |
| Debris and open burning | 56 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 342 E. SALINAS |
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 117 W. 1 MI. SOUTH OF HWY 85 |
| 7 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 88 NORTHBOUND |
| 4 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 87 1/2 SOUTHBOUND |
| 4 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 89 SOUTHBOUND |
| 3 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltop | 0.0 miles | 9 | |
| Dilley | 1.8 miles | 9 | |
| Derby Colonia | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Derby | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Divot | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| Parks Corner Windmill | 8.7 miles | 9 | |
| Melon | 10.7 miles | 10 | |
| Las Flores | 12.4 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2009983. 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.