BlockMata Colonia, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the McAllen-Pharr census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78501. The Survey maps it on the Mission quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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
- 1957 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Mission quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Mission quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
55 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Mata Colonia between 1993 and 2016, burning about 545 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Texas Refuge Complex | LUNCH |
| 5 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | TORTUGA |
| 25 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRYAN RD FIRE |
| 18 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | MADERO |
| 16 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | South Texas Refuge Complex | SPEEDWAY |
| 10 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BENTSEN ROAD FIRE |
| 7 July 2004 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | CHIMNEY PARK |
| 4 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TAYLOR RD & HIGHLAND AVE. |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Mata Colonia: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Colonia | 0.6 miles | 11 | |
| Kane | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| Sun Valley Colonia | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| Bentsen Colonia | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Sharyland | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Valley View Estates Colonia | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Trevino Colonia | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Casa Bonita Colonia | 1.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2011064. 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.