BlockMorales Number 2A Colonia, Texas
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Eagle Pass census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78852. The Survey maps it on the Eagle Pass East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 6 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.
- 1940 USGS Eagle Pass quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Eagle Pass quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Eagle Pass quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Eagle Pass East quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Eagle Pass quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
33 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Morales Number 2A Colonia between 2008 and 2011, burning about 581 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 500 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COMMANCHE RANCH |
| 9 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 March 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Morales Number 2A Colonia: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopedale Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Eagle Pass Fluorspar Mill | Fluorine-Fluorite | Producer | ||
| Piedras Negras Operations | Fluorine-Fluorite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Rodriguez Colonia | 0.1 miles | 6 | |
| Cedar Ridge Number 1 Colonia | 0.2 miles | 6 | |
| Cedar Ridge Number 3 Colonia | 0.2 miles | 6 | |
| Cedar Ridge Number 4 Colonia | 0.2 miles | 6 | |
| Big River Park Colonia | 0.3 miles | 6 | |
| Morales Number 2 East Colonia | 0.3 miles | 6 | |
| Los Jardines Verdes Colonia | 0.3 miles | 6 | |
| Wilson and Bargo Colonia | 0.4 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2011374. 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.