Mount Wesley, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Kerrville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78028. It stands on East Town Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kerrville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1894 USGS Kerrville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Llano quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Llano quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Llano quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Kerrville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Kerrville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
99 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Mount Wesley between 2000 and 2020, burning about 2,090 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 49 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 5182FREIDRICHRD-FIRE |
| 6 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HORIZON |
| 25 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | KAMIRA |
| 20 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 Wesley: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingram 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerrville | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Legion | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Ingram | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Guadalupe Heights | 6.3 miles | 9 | |
| Waltonia | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Shady Grove | 7.8 miles | 9 | |
| Hunt | 9.5 miles | 13 | |
| Cypress Creek | 10.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378710. 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.





