BlockMinera, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Laredo North-Webb census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78045. It stands on Santo Tomas Creek. The Survey maps it on the South of San Pedro Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1956 USGS Laredo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Fort McIntosh 3 NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS South of San Pedro Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Laredo quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Minera between 2011 and 2018, burning about 264 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 April 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE |
| 16 April 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 48 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE |
| 8 December 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRISCOE RANCH |
| 14 December 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSHFIRE |
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 Minera: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolores Ranch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Dolores Ranch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Tomas | 1.6 miles | 8 | |
| Islitas | 6.7 miles | 9 | |
| Palafox | 8.1 miles | 8 | |
| Ranchos Penitas West | 8.5 miles | 8 | |
| Antonio Santos Colonia | 8.8 miles | 8 | |
| Los Minerales Colonia | 8.9 miles | 8 | |
| Los Corralitos Colonia | 12.0 miles | 8 | |
| Las Tiendas | 14.0 miles | 9 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122558726 | 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 1385384. 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.