Nopal, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Marfa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79843. It lies near Short Draw. The Survey maps it on the Nopal quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1895 USGS Alpine quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Fort Stockton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Stockton quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Nopal quadrangle1:24000
- 1973 USGS Fort Stockton quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Alpine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
30 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Nopal between 2008 and 2020, burning about 531 acres in total. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GREENLEE RANCH FIRE |
| 4 August 2009 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CATTO GAGE RANCH |
| 16 August 2014 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PAISANO CATTLE CO. |
| 31 July 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3.5 MILES E. HWY 90 |
| 29 July 2015 | Natural | 124 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GREENLEE RANCH FIRE |
| 25 July 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CULBERSON RESIDENCE |
| 21 July 2009 | Natural | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ANTELOPE HILLS RD. |
| 20 July 2020 | Natural | 6.8 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ANTELOPE HILLS ROAD FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marfa | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Tinaja | 7.4 miles | 14 | |
| Ryan | 22.0 miles | 11 | |
| Plata | 28.8 miles | 12 | |
| Quebec | 29.4 miles | 15 | |
| Chaffin Place | 35.2 miles | 12 | |
| Shafter | 38.0 miles | 12 | |
| Casa Piedra | 38.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378762. 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.





