Las Flores, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Pearsall census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78017. The Survey maps it on the Las Flores quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1953 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Hindes quadrangle1:62500
- 1961 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Las Flores quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Pleasanton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Las Flores between 2005 and 2018, burning about 347 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 1582 @ CR 3728 |
| 15 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13710 FM 1582 |
| 15 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 14233 FM 1582 |
| 15 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13605 FM 1582 |
| 15 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13754 FM 1582 |
| 13 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 1582 3 MILES SOUTH OF HWY 85 |
| 3 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 1582 @ COUNTY LINE |
| 3 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 1582 552 MILE MARKER |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orelia | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Derby | 11.2 miles | 11 | |
| Derby Colonia | 11.4 miles | 11 | |
| Goldfinch | 11.7 miles | 10 | |
| Dilley | 12.3 miles | 9 | |
| Hilltop Colonia | 12.4 miles | 9 | |
| Hilltop | 12.4 miles | 9 | |
| Melon | 13.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380060. 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.






