North Loop, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the San Antonio Northeast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78216. It stands on Lorence Creek. The Survey maps it on the Longhorn quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1953 USGS Longhorn quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Longhorn quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Longhorn quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
21 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of North Loop between 2006 and 2011, burning about 232 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 11 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WETMORE FIRE |
| 1 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 June 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CROSSWIND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of North Loop: 10 producers, 3 past producers, 1 unknown. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Limestone, Ultra Pure. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Cement Plant | Cement Rock, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cementville Quarry | Limestone, General, Limestone, Ultra Pure | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Ross Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| San Antonio Portland Cement Co | Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| San Antonio Portland Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Cloud Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Longhorn Quarry and Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Alamo | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Capitol Cement Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| San Antonio Prtlnd Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts Corner | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Alamo Heights | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Castle Hills | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Longhorn | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Wetmore | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Fratt | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Terrell Hills | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Olmos Park | 3.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1342773. 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.






