Julian, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Sarita census division. The Survey maps it on the Julian quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1923 USGS Armstrong quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Brownsville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Armstrong quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Brownsville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Julian quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Port Isabel quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Brownsville quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Port Mansfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Julian between 2003 and 2016, burning about 462 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 110 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHAPARROSA RANCH 2 |
| 25 June 2016 | Natural | 350 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHAPAROSA RANCH |
| 13 December 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | LA COMA |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norias | 9.5 miles | 11 | |
| Armstrong | 12.4 miles | 11 | |
| Rudolph | 12.4 miles | 13 | |
| Turcotte | 16.9 miles | 8 | |
| Sarita | 30.7 miles | 8 | |
| La Parra Landing | 35.9 miles | 12 | |
| Yarborough | 41.8 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378506. 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.







