BlockNueces Bay Colonia, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Portland-Gregory census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78374. The Survey maps it on the Gregory quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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 Corpus Christi quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Gregory quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
18 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Nueces Bay Colonia between 2009 and 2020, burning about 34 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | INGLESIDE BRUSH |
| 29 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS GIRE |
| 29 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE |
| 18 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GARZA |
| 4 May 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 181 AT CITY LIMIT |
| 28 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 26 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 2 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS/BRUSH FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Nueces Bay Colonia: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Salt, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haas Trucking Company Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Texas Brine Plant | Salt | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nueces Bayfront Colonia | 0.1 miles | 13 | |
| Doyle | 0.2 miles | 13 | |
| Doyle Addition Colonia | 0.2 miles | 13 | |
| Portland | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Crescent Center | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Gregory | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Midway | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Algodon Colonia | 6.4 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2011286. 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.