BlockMario Olga Colonia, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Benavides census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78341. It stands on Las Animas Creek. The Survey maps it on the Benavides quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1956 USGS Benavides quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Laredo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1968 USGS Benavides quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Alice quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Mario Olga Colonia between 2006 and 2008, burning about 24 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 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LAST PATROL |
| 24 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 Mario Olga Colonia: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P P G Industries Plant | Salt | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benavides | 0.7 miles | 8 | |
| San Jose | 6.0 miles | 7 | |
| Rosita | 12.4 miles | 8 | |
| Realitos Colonia | 12.7 miles | 7 | |
| Realitos | 12.7 miles | 7 | |
| Buena Vista Colonia | 13.0 miles | 7 | |
| North Buena Vista Colonia | 13.1 miles | 7 | |
| La Masa Road Colonia | 13.1 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2010148. 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.