BlockNorth McColl Colonia, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Edinburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78541. The Survey maps it on the Edinburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1949 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Edinburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Edinburg quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
253 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 253 fires within 5 miles of North McColl Colonia between 2004 and 2016, burning about 522 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 117 |
| Debris and open burning | 106 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 12 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batson Gardens Colonia | 0.2 miles | 11 | |
| Live Oak Mobil Home Park Colonia | 0.3 miles | 11 | |
| Max Colonia | 0.5 miles | 11 | |
| McColl Estates Colonia | 0.5 miles | 11 | |
| Crouse Colonia | 0.5 miles | 11 | |
| Alvacan Colonia | 0.6 miles | 11 | |
| West Haven Colonia | 0.7 miles | 11 | |
| Alma Colonia | 0.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2011005. 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.