BlockLa India, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Falfurrias census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78355. It stands on Una de Gato Creek. The Survey maps it on the Falfurrias quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1921 USGS Falfurrias quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Laredo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Falfurrias quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Falfurrias quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
69 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of La India between 2006 and 2018, burning about 7,625 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CO. 401 BROOKS CO. |
| 9 June 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SHORT GRASS 1418 |
| 9 May 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | QUINTINALLA RANCH |
| 8 May 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | EMPTY LOT |
| 25 May 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2,800 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MARIPOSA #3 |
| 10 May 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PEREZ/ VILLAREAL RANCHES |
| 9 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 300 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LOMA BLANCA RANCH |
| 24 April 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 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 La India: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Halite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyp Hill Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite, Halite | Past Producer | 1911, 1942 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alto Colorado | 1.1 miles | 8 | |
| Cantu Addition Number 1 Colonia | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Cantu Addition Number 2 Colonia | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Cantu Addition | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Airport Road Addition Colonia | 3.0 miles | 7 | |
| Airport Road Addition | 3.6 miles | 7 | |
| Rush Addition Colonia | 3.8 miles | 7 | |
| Falfurrias | 3.9 miles | 8 |
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 Q122562892 | 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 1378545. 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.