North Lakeshore Gardens Colonia, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Mathis census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78368. It lies near Jack Green Hollow. 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
55 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of North Lakeshore Gardens Colonia between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,766 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 2 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 13 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 888 COUNTY LINE |
| 9 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE 09 |
| 5 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 175 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 252 |
| 5 August 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | OLD LAGARTO RD |
| 16 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 16 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRAVEL ROAD |
| 14 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MATHIS PD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of North Lakeshore Gardens Colonia: 5 producers, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bomer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mathis Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Caliche | |
| Mcrae Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Porter Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Caliche | |
| Texas Hauling Contractors | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wright Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Caliche |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Mathis Point Colonia | 0.1 miles | 12 | |
| Lakeshore Gardens | 0.4 miles | 11 | |
| Lakeshore Gardens Number 1 Colonia | 0.5 miles | 11 | |
| Lakeshore Gardens Number 2 Colonia | 0.6 miles | 11 | |
| La Ponderosa Colonia | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| Heldnfelt | 1.0 miles | 11 | |
| Hidden Acres Colonia | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Hidden Acres | 1.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2011285. 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.







