BlockRealitos Colonia, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Realitos-Concepcion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78376. The Survey maps it on the Realitos quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 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.
- 1956 USGS Laredo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1967 USGS Realitos quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Falfurrias quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Realitos Colonia between 2008 and 2011, burning about 1,550 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 | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 450 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 263 FIRE |
| 18 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,000 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | REALITOS |
| 18 February 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 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 Realitos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Realitos Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Wright Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Realitos | 0.2 miles | 7 | |
| Ramirez | 9.5 miles | 7 | |
| Conception | 9.8 miles | 7 | |
| Concepcion | 10.0 miles | 7 | |
| Sejita | 11.0 miles | 7 | |
| Benavides | 12.4 miles | 8 | |
| Mario Olga Colonia | 12.7 miles | 8 | |
| Rios | 14.1 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2010151. 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.