Lena, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the La Grange West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78963. The Survey maps it on the West Point quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1901 USGS Flatonia quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS West Point quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
40 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Lena between 1992 and 2015, burning about 422 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTH BRANCH - 30 |
| 21 August 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WETJEN LANE FIRE |
| 19 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM154 FIRE |
| 14 August 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTH BRANCH - 63 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Lena: 4 producers, 4 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Bentonite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Baroid Muldoon Mine | Bentonite | Past Producer | ||
| Henderson Pit | Bentonite | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Henderson Pit | Bentonite | Producer | ||
| Southern Clay Syler Pit | Bentonite | Producer | ||
| Syler Pit | Bentonite | Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marly | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| West Point | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Prairie Valley | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Plum | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Muldoon | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| O'Quinn | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| Stellar | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Kirtley | 6.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380077. 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.




