Quebec, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Marfa census division. The Survey maps it on the Valentine East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1894 USGS Valentine quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Valentine quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Valentine quadrangle1:125000
- 1959 USGS Marfa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Marfa quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Valentine East quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Mount Livermore quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Quebec between 2005 and 2018, burning about 1,905 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 90 @ ANTELOPE VALLEY FARMS |
| 17 June 2009 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BARREL SPRINGS RANCH |
| 14 June 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 May 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | RAILROAD REIGNITION |
| 2 May 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 400 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RAILROAD |
| 15 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 23 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,500 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 1 December 2005 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Quebec: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec Siding Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | Carnotite |
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Quebec in 1 storm report in 2023: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quebec | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan | 7.7 miles | 11 | |
| Porvenir | 24.4 miles | 12 | |
| Marfa | 24.5 miles | 11 | |
| Nopal | 29.4 miles | 14 | |
| Candelaria | 29.8 miles | 11 | |
| Pueblo Nuevo | 30.2 miles | 12 | |
| Tinaja | 31.5 miles | 14 | |
| Chaffin Place | 36.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380406. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






