Rio Bravo Annex Colonia, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Laredo South-El Cenizo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78046. The Survey maps it on the O'Keefe Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1933 USGS Becerra Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Laredo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS O'Keefe Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS San Ygnacio quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
93 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Rio Bravo Annex Colonia between 2010 and 2020, burning about 294 acres in total. 2 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 | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 22 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 1 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 1 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 1 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE |
| 6 August 2015 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASSFIRE |
| 5 August 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 31 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Rio Bravo Annex Colonia: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinto Valley No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Cenizo | 0.8 miles | 8 | |
| Rio Bravo Colonia | 0.8 miles | 8 | |
| Rio Bravo | 0.9 miles | 8 | |
| El Cenizo Colonia Number 1 | 2.2 miles | 7 | |
| One River Place Colonia | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| La Presa Colonia | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| La Presa | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Old Milwaukee West Colonia | 9.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2010721. 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.



