BlockOrvil, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Laredo North-Webb census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78045. The Survey maps it on the Orvil 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 Laredo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Laredo East quadrangle1:62500
- 1965 USGS Orvil quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Laredo quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Orvil between 2011 and 2017, burning about 422 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SAN IGNACIO RD. |
| 7 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 523 CROSSROADS HWY |
| 29 June 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 31 PARK |
| 24 January 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 83 / 255 |
| 20 January 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH 35 |
| 2 January 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 35 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Orvil in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2012: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orvil | $50,000 | Significant wind damage was observed on the Espejo Ranch, located about 15 miles southwest of Catarina on the Webb-Dimmit County line. Numerous trees were damaged. Several mobile homes and barns in this area had their roofs damaged or ripped off. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orvil | $1,000 | Several highway signs were blown down near mile marker 8 on Interstate 35. |
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Orvil | - | The exit ramp and access road on Interstate 35 at mile marker 12 was closed due to flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Corralitos Colonia | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Del Mar | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Nye | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Ranchos Penitas West | 7.0 miles | 8 | |
| Los Minerales Colonia | 7.1 miles | 8 | |
| Antonio Santos Colonia | 7.1 miles | 8 | |
| Botines | 8.5 miles | 8 | |
| Islitas | 9.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378810. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.