BlockOchoa, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Presidio census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79845. It stands on Wilson Arroyo. The Survey maps it on the Indio quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1896 USGS Ruidosa quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Presidio quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Presidio quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Indio quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Presidio quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Presidio quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Ochoa between 2011 and 2017, burning about 300 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 February 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE |
| 23 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUTAIL AID TO PRESIDIO VFD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Ochoa: 6 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unidentified Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Unidentified Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Unidentified Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Unidentified Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Unidentified Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Unidentified Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indio | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Haciendito | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Borrachio | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| La Junta | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Adobes | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Las Pampas Colonia | 7.4 miles | 12 | |
| Presidio | 10.0 miles | 13 | |
| Chinati | 12.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378784. 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.