BlockKicaster, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Floresville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78101. It lies near Rocky Point. The Survey maps it on the La Vernia SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS La Vernia SW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1992 USGS La Vernia SW quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
173 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 173 fires within 5 miles of Kicaster between 2005 and 2019, burning about 1,058 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 21 were 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 | 80 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROSEWOOD |
| 4 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MASON |
| 29 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CUELLAR |
| 28 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GONZALES, E |
| 9 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MANROE FIRE |
| 8 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 31 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HOLCOMB FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Kicaster: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnhart Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Bernhardt Pit | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Cantu Pits | Clay | Past Producer | Clay |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Grass Pond Colony | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| La Vernia | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Calaveras | 6.7 miles | 9 | |
| Saspamco | 7.0 miles | 9 | |
| Sutherland Springs | 8.4 miles | 9 | |
| Canada Verde | 8.9 miles | 9 | |
| Graytown | 9.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034673. 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.