BlockNorris Tract Number 2 Colonia, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Orange Grove-Sandia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78383. The Survey maps it on the Sandia 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. 3 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 Sandia quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
144 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 144 fires within 5 miles of Norris Tract Number 2 Colonia between 2006 and 2020, burning about 3,623 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 58 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM JEFF MYERS |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1100 FM 1540 |
| 27 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 359 AND 227 |
| 23 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 70 |
| 20 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 417 JENIFER LOOP |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENRY BARAJAS |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENRY BARAJAS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John L Norris Colonia | 0.7 miles | 12 | |
| Wadeside Addition Colonia | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Sandia | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Sandia Gardens Colonia | 1.1 miles | 11 | |
| Gorbet Estates Colonia | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Hodges Addition Colonia | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Pernitas Point | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Casa Blanca | 2.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2011450. 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.