BlockLoma Vista, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Crystal City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78829. It stands on Loma Vista Hill. The Survey maps it on the Loma Vista 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
- 1957 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:62500
- 1961 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Loma Vista quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Loma Vista between 2008 and 2019, burning about 42 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PEAR APPLE RANCH FIRE |
| 21 June 2008 | Natural | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 10 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SUGAR RANCH |
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Loma Vista in 2 storm reports between 2011 and 2023: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Hail | Loma Vista | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Loma Vista. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loma Vista | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph north of Big Wells. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nueces Campsite Lots Colonia | 11.8 miles | 9 | |
| Las Colonias | 12.6 miles | 10 | |
| Batesville | 12.6 miles | 8 | |
| La Hacienda Estates Number 2 Colonia | 12.7 miles | 10 | |
| Loma Grande Colonia | 12.9 miles | 10 | |
| Triangula Colonia | 13.2 miles | 10 | |
| River Spur | 13.2 miles | 10 | |
| Amaya Colonia | 13.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1361627. 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.
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.