BlockPalo Alto Park, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the San Antonio Central census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78211. It lies near Prickly Pear Hill. The Survey maps it on the Terrell Wells quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1953 USGS Terrell Wells quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Terrell Wells quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1992 USGS Terrell Wells quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Palo Alto Park between 2005 and 2011, burning about 90 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2006 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 35 AND FISCHER RD |
| 12 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH 35 AND FISCHER RD |
| 24 May 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13980 SOMERSET RD. |
| 29 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 16 SOUTH |
| 21 February 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FISCHER AND SOMERSET RD |
| 11 February 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Palo Alto Park: 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Vermiculite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acme | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Construction Products Division | Vermiculite | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Heights | 0.5 miles | 13 | |
| San Jose | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Withers | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Heafer | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Terrell Wells | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Columbia Heights | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Phoenix | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Garza Crossing | 4.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034679. 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.