Los Saenz, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Roma-Los Saenz census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78584. It lies near Arroyo Roma. The Survey maps it on the Roma-Los Saenz East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 9 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.
- 1949 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Escobares quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Roma-Los Saenz East quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
751 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 751 fires within 5 miles of Los Saenz between 1999 and 2020, burning about 3,743 acres in total. None started naturally. 31 were 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 | 569 |
| Debris and open burning | 140 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BAZAN AVE. |
| 7 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6 N SAN JULIAN RD. |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DOCKER RD. |
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CINDY'S AVE. |
| 6 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | VICTOR LN. |
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DOLPHIN ST. |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BAZAN RD. |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUNIZ CIR |
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 Los Saenz: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guerra Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand |
Storms near this place
9 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Los Saenz in 9 storm reports between 2007 and 2023: 4 hail, 2 heavy rain, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Los Saenz | $7,770,000 | The public reports extensive flooding is occurring in the city of Roma. Numerous streets are impassible. Local streams and arroyos are flowing and their banks are full. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Los Saenz | $30,000 | Report via social media of damage to trees, billboards, and utility poles in the city of Roma that occurred between 11:10PM CDT and 11:35PM CDT. Damage confirmed by phone call to Roma Police Department. |
| August 2008 | Lightning | Los Saenz | $1,000 | The Roma police department reported the police station was hit by a lightning strike at little after 9 PM CDT, which damaged equipment. The police radios sustained damage. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Los Saenz | - | Roma Police Department reported hail the size of golf balls in the city of Roma. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Los Saenz | - | McDonalds in Roma at 104 East Grant Street reported hail the size of quarters. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Los Saenz | - | Hail with a diameter of 2 inches was reported by the Roma City Police Department. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | Los Saenz | - | The Arroyo Roma was reportedly in minor flood (bank full) after slow moving thunderstorms likely produced sufficient runoff into the waterway near Roma during the late morning and early afternoon of September 16th. Rainfall amounts in the area were unknown. |
| September 2009 | Hail | Los Saenz | - | The Roma Police Department in Starr County reported hail up to one inch in size fell in the city of Roma during a thunderstorm which moved through the area. |
| September 2009 | Heavy Rain | Los Saenz | - | The Roma Police Department in Starr County reported heavy rains fell during a thunderstorm which moved through the area. The rainfall produced street flooding. Some streets were closed due to one foot of water standing in some areas. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moreno Colonia | 0.2 miles | 9 | |
| Garza Addition Colonia | 0.2 miles | 9 | |
| Javier Ramirez Colonia | 0.2 miles | 9 | |
| Villa de Martinez Colonia | 0.3 miles | 9 | |
| El Bosque Number 1 Colonia | 0.3 miles | 9 | |
| Cantu Colonia | 0.4 miles | 9 | |
| Villa de Frontera Colonia | 0.4 miles | 9 | |
| El Bosque Number 2 Colonia | 0.4 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122573354 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2413647. 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.







