Mayo, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Karnes City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78118. The Survey maps it on the Karnes City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1953 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Karnes City quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Karnes City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Goliad quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
170 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 170 fires within 5 miles of Mayo between 2005 and 2020, burning about 437 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 54 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 43 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
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 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COLE ORSZULAK |
| 23 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TXDOT US181/CR219 |
| 22 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BILL CAMPBELL |
| 17 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TXDOT FM81 |
| 12 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MARATHON FM99-2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Mayo: 2 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Uranium, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Molybdenum, Selenium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoffman Prospect | Uranium, Molybdenum, Tungsten | Occurrence | Stratabound | |
| Panna Maria West Mine | Uranium, Molybdenum, Selenium | Past Producer | Stratabound | |
| Hobson In Situ Uranium Proj | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Panna Maria Mine | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Trial Pit | Uranium | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karnes City | 1.8 miles | 9 | |
| Panna Maria | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Hobson | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Helena | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Kenedy | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Cestohowa | 7.3 miles | 10 | |
| Falls City | 7.3 miles | 12 | |
| Conquista Crossing | 7.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1362337. 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.





