BlockMeadow Ridge Colonia, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Alice census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78332. The Survey maps it on the Alice South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1917 USGS Ben Bolt quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Laredo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Alice South quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Alice quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
143 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Meadow Ridge Colonia between 2008 and 2017, burning about 2,694 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 | 123 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1599 C.R. 115 FIRE. |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 244 C.R. 172 FIRE |
| 27 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1814 E.MAIN ST./BOX 228 FIRE |
| 24 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 112 C.R. 3084 FIRE |
| 2 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1400 MORNINGSIDE DR. FIRE |
| 17 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1000 LUERA ST. |
| 15 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 125 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 1352 AND FM 2508 |
| 12 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 110 STADUIM FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 665 Site Colonia | 0.7 miles | 7 | |
| Torian | 2.4 miles | 7 | |
| East Buena Vista Addition Colonia | 2.5 miles | 7 | |
| North Hilltop Addition Colonia | 2.7 miles | 7 | |
| Alice | 3.0 miles | 8 | |
| Hawks Addition Colonia | 3.2 miles | 7 | |
| Mayes Addition Colonia | 3.3 miles | 7 | |
| Sanchez Addition Colonia | 3.3 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2011448. 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.