BlockPalmhurst Manor Number 1 Colonia, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Mission census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78573. The Survey maps it on the Mission quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1949 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Mission quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Mission quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
79 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Palmhurst Manor Number 1 Colonia between 2003 and 2016, burning about 380 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 were 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 | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Texas Refuge Complex | LUNCH |
| 25 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRYAN RD FIRE |
| 23 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Texas Refuge Complex | MOOREFIELD |
| 21 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Texas Refuge Complex | ALTON |
| 10 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BENTSEN ROAD FIRE |
| 10 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Texas Refuge Complex | MOOREFIELD DOG |
| 7 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUT DEPOT AND SPRAGUE |
| 7 July 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Texas Refuge Complex | ESPERANZA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Palmhurst Manor Number 1 Colonia: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bleakley | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sendero Colonia | 0.2 miles | 11 | |
| Rush Colonia | 0.3 miles | 11 | |
| Storylane Colonia | 0.3 miles | 11 | |
| Citrus Hills Colonia | 0.3 miles | 11 | |
| Spring Gate Estates Colonia | 0.4 miles | 11 | |
| Glasscock Estates Colonia | 0.5 miles | 11 | |
| Randy Ley Colonia | 0.6 miles | 11 | |
| Amigo Park Number 3 Colonia | 0.8 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2011000. 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.