BlockNueces Campsite Lots Colonia, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Batesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78839. It stands on Cambalache Creek. The Survey maps it on the La Pryor SE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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.
- 1939 USGS La Pryor quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS La Pryor SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
50 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Nueces Campsite Lots Colonia between 2005 and 2020, burning about 792 acres in total. None 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 | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 13 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | AVERHOFF |
| 28 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 1025 |
| 16 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 15 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BYRD FARM RD A2 |
| 15 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | A HERNANDEZ RD 2 |
| 14 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BYRD FARM RD A1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bee Crest Colonia | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Las Colonias | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Loma Grande Colonia | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Triangula Colonia | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Amaya Colonia | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| Bushy Creek Colonia | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| Camposanto-Elcometa Colonia | 6.3 miles | 10 | |
| La Hacienda Estates Number 2 Colonia | 7.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2010672. 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.