BlockNye, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Laredo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78041. The Survey maps it on the Laredo West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 10 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.
- 1956 USGS Islitas quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Laredo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Laredo West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Laredo quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Nye between 2013 and 2017, burning about 28 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 | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 523 CROSSROADS HWY |
| 4 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | LOS BOTINES |
| 30 June 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH 35 |
| 29 June 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 31 PARK |
| 31 May 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | LAS LOMAS |
| 21 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9777 HWY 31 |
| 14 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1706065-GRASS & WOODS |
| 31 January 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH 35 25 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Nye: 7 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Antimony, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laredo Brick Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Nl Industries Inc | Antimony | Producer | ||
| Garcia Sand and Gravel Patino Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Laredo Ready Mix Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| No. 1 Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Mar | 1.3 miles | 9 | |
| Fort McIntosh | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Laredo | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Orvil | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Larga Vista | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Larga Vista Colonia | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Los Corralitos Colonia | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Old Milwaukee West Colonia | 6.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378772. 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.