BlockPhoenix, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the San Antonio Central census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78211. The Survey maps it on the San Antonio West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1953 USGS San Antonio West quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS San Antonio West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1993 USGS San Antonio West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Phoenix between 2008 and 2014, burning about 12 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 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH 16/ S. ZARZAMORA |
| 22 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 12 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GENA DR BF MUTUAL AID |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Phoenix: 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Vermiculite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 | ||
| Affiliated Aggregates Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Heights | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| San Jose | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Withers | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Palo Alto Park | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Terrell Wells | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Heafer | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Palo Alto Heights | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| San Antonio | 3.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378857. 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.