Rincon, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Rio Grande City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78582. The Survey maps it on the Rincon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1938 USGS Sal Colorada quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Rincon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Encino quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Encino quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Rincon between 2004 and 2011, burning about 3,756 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | South Texas Refuge Complex | LAS BRISAS |
| 1 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | 150 acres | South Texas Refuge Complex | 490 |
| 16 June 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | South Texas Refuge Complex | SNAKE |
| 5 May 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,000 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | South Texas Refuge Complex | MEDIA LUNA |
| 16 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 October 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2844 FIRE |
Storms near this place
6 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rincon in 6 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 5 hail, 1 tornado. 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 2025 | Hail | Rincon | - | A ranch owner sent a video of estimated quarter size hail. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Rincon | - | There was an mPING report of golf ball size hail about 5.6 miles west-northwest of Rincon, or about 16.5 miles northeast of Rio Grande City. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Rincon | - | Penny sized hail was reported near the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 755 and 490. |
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Rincon | - | The Starr County Emergency Manager reported seeing a funnel cloud touchdown briefly near the intersection of 755 and 490 just east of 755 and approximately 1/4 mile north of 490 near the city of Rincon. The Emergency Manager estimated the tornado was approximately 100 feet wide and touched down in the open on ranch land. No damages occurred during this event. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Rincon | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Rincon | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robberson | 9.5 miles | 10 | |
| La Carla Colonia | 9.5 miles | 9 | |
| Santa Catarina | 9.8 miles | 10 | |
| Sammy Martinez Colonia | 10.4 miles | 10 | |
| Santa Anna | 10.7 miles | 10 | |
| Eugenio Saenz Colonia | 11.0 miles | 11 | |
| La Lomita Colonia | 11.8 miles | 10 | |
| El Rancho Vela Colonia | 11.9 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378958. 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.
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.








