BlockPernitas Point, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1985. It lies in ZIP code area 78383. It stands on Barbone Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sandia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1925 USGS Mathis No. 3 quadrangle1:48000
- 1927 USGS Mathis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Mathis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Sandia quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
112 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Pernitas Point between 2005 and 2020, burning about 2,047 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM JEFF MYERS |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1100 FM 1540 |
| 23 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 359 AND 227 |
| 23 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 70 |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENRY BARAJAS |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENRY BARAJAS |
| 11 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 110 STARCKE ST |
| 1 September 2019 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MCGEE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rozypal Estates Colonia | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Norris Tract Number 2 Colonia | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| John L Norris Colonia | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Wadeside Addition Colonia | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Sandia | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Sandia Gardens Colonia | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Gorbet Estates Colonia | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Hodges Addition Colonia | 3.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1343864. 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.