BlockMcFaddin, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Victoria West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77973. The Survey maps it on the McFaddin quadrangle. It stands 75 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McFaddin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Goliad quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
20 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of McFaddin between 2006 and 2020, burning about 318 acres in total. 2 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 | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2020 | Natural | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MCFADDIN FIRE |
| 20 August 2020 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MCFADDIN RAIL FIRES |
| 15 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MCFADDIN RANCH FIRE |
| 13 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WARBURTON ROAD FIRE |
| 7 May 2017 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MCFADDIN |
| 2 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIGHWAY 77 FIRE |
| 29 March 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WARBURTON FIRE |
| 16 March 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Storms near this place
1 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names McFaddin in 1 storm report in 2024: 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | Flood | Mcfaddin | - | Rising river levels into moderate stage along the Guadalupe River in combination of ongoing heavy rainfall led to a few frontage roads impassable in central to northern Victoria County according to the Texas Department of Transportation on January 24th. Flooding was most impactful during the late morning and midday hours. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomington | 9.1 miles | 8 | |
| Dernal | 10.4 miles | 8 | |
| Oak Village | 13.5 miles | 7 | |
| Placedo | 13.7 miles | 8 | |
| Dacosta | 13.7 miles | 8 | |
| Hughes | 13.8 miles | 8 | |
| Raisin | 14.2 miles | 8 | |
| Guadalupe | 14.5 miles | 8 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on McFaddin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6801130 | 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 1362444. 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.