BlockMidway Colonia, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Rio Grande City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78582. It stands on Arroyo Quiote. The Survey maps it on the Roma-Los Saenz East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1949 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Escobares quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Roma-Los Saenz East quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
793 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 793 fires within 5 miles of Midway Colonia between 2002 and 2020, burning about 4,514 acres in total. None started naturally. 27 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 | 589 |
| Debris and open burning | 161 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BAZAN AVE. |
| 6 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BAZAN RD. |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUNIZ CIR |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | GARCENO |
| 4 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LA VISTA ST. |
| 3 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LA REFORMA ST. |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SEPULVEDA CIR. |
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 Midway Colonia: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidel Guerra Gravel Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Guerra Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santel Colonia | 0.1 miles | 9 | |
| La Escondida Colonia | 0.4 miles | 10 | |
| Villareales | 0.5 miles | 11 | |
| Los Garzas | 1.1 miles | 10 | |
| Los Villareales | 1.2 miles | 9 | |
| Palo Blanco Colonia | 1.3 miles | 9 | |
| Los Alvarez | 1.3 miles | 9 | |
| Barrera Colonia | 1.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2010793. 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.