BlockPayment Colonia, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Del Rio census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78840. It stands on Cienegas Creek. The Survey maps it on the Del Rio SW quadrangle.
On record in Payment Colonia
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Del Rio Cemeteries Historic Districtlisted 2003 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1943 USGS Del Rio quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Del Rio quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Del Rio quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Del Rio SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Del Rio quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
20 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Payment Colonia between 2000 and 2020, burning about 5,822 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WIND MILL TRAIL FIRE |
| 27 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,090 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MOODY |
| 14 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MOODY 6 FIRE |
| 13 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4 SILO |
| 6 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOTO FIRE |
| 28 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 360 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | STAR |
| 8 April 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Amistad National Recreation Area | SALT CREEK |
| 5 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Payment Colonia: 2 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Rio Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owens Addition Number 1 Colonia | 0.1 miles | 7 | |
| Owens Addition Number 2 Colonia | 0.3 miles | 7 | |
| Cienegas Terrace | 0.7 miles | 7 | |
| Cienegas Terrace Colonia | 1.0 miles | 7 | |
| Del Rio | 1.8 miles | 7 | |
| Rio Bravo Colonia | 2.4 miles | 7 | |
| Los Campos Number 1,2 and 5 Colonia | 4.3 miles | 7 | |
| Los Campos Number 3 and 4 Colonia | 4.5 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2010775. 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.