BlockMount Lucas, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the George West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78383. It lies near Balania Hill. The Survey maps it on the Dinero quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1925 USGS Mathis No. 2 quadrangle1:48000
- 1927 USGS Mathis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Mathis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Dinero quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
34 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Mount Lucas between 2005 and 2017, burning about 1,498 acres in total. 1 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 | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 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 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE 09 |
| 5 August 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | OLD LAGARTO RD |
| 4 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JULY 4TH FIRE |
| 31 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 534 & SH 359 |
| 18 July 2009 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | S.S. NORTHSHORE |
| 17 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE 08 |
| 28 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 357 |
| 11 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SWINNY SWITCH FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Mount Lucas: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lucas Mine | Uranium | Past Producer | Stratabound |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hideaway Hill | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Dinero | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Los Lomas | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Lagarto | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Peace Valley Harbor | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Argenta | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Mikeska | 8.7 miles | 12 | |
| River Creek Acres | 9.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378707. 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.