BlockLaredo Ranchettes Colonia, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Laredo South-El Cenizo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78043. The Survey maps it on the Blancas Creek North 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.
- 1933 USGS Becerra Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Laredo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Blancas Creek North quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS San Ygnacio quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Laredo Ranchettes Colonia between 2016 and 2017, burning about 27 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | EL ROCICO |
| 11 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 59 |
| 4 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MILARGO |
| 23 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PUEBLO NUEVO BRUSH FIRE |
| 26 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BOTELLO RD |
| 21 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MILAGRO |
| 7 December 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | JUDITH |
| 6 November 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ALVARADO |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranchitos 359 East Colonia | 0.3 miles | 8 | |
| San Carlos Number 2 Colonia | 0.3 miles | 8 | |
| San Carlos Number 1 Colonia | 0.6 miles | 8 | |
| Laredo Ranchettes | 0.6 miles | 8 | |
| Tanquecitos South Acres Colonia | 1.0 miles | 9 | |
| Las Blancas Colonia | 1.0 miles | 8 | |
| Los Altos Colonia | 1.3 miles | 9 | |
| D-5 Acres Colonia | 1.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2010692. 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.