Polvo, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1992. It lies near El Calabazar Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Redford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1896 USGS Polvo quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Presidio quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Presidio quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Redford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Redford quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Redford quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Polvo between 2006 and 2019, burning about 260 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 March 2006 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 24 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RATTLE |
| 30 November 2018 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | REDFORD FIRE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redford | 1.0 miles | 11 | |
| Loma Pelona | 9.1 miles | 13 | |
| Fort Leaton (historical) | 10.1 miles | 13 | |
| Papalote Colorado | 10.3 miles | 11 | |
| Papalote Escondido | 10.7 miles | 16 | |
| Presidio | 12.8 miles | 13 | |
| Papalote Llano | 13.1 miles | 16 | |
| Papalote Seco | 15.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1376921. 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.





