BlockLenz, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Kenedy census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78119. The Survey maps it on the Lenz quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Karnes City quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Lenz quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Goliad quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
50 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Lenz between 2006 and 2020, burning about 978 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JERRY ZINSITZ |
| 30 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JIMMY VILLARREAL |
| 8 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PUMPCO |
| 30 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TXDOT - TX72 AT CR182 |
| 29 August 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROBERT HORNEE |
| 26 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LB HAILEY FAMILY TRUST |
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 Lenz: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcgrady-Wright Pit | Uranium | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lenz in 1 storm report in 2012: 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2012 | Flash Flood | Lenz | - | Slow moving thunderstorms produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding and closed parts of Highway 181 near Karnes City. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bainville | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| El Oso | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Coy City | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Zunkerville | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Green | 6.6 miles | 9 | |
| Kenedy | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Karnes City | 7.7 miles | 9 | |
| Mayo | 8.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380078. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.