BlockRio Bravo Colonia, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Del Rio census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78840. It stands on San Felipe Creek. The Survey maps it on the Del Rio SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1943 USGS Del Rio quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Del Rio quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Del Rio quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Del Rio SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Del Rio quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Rio Bravo Colonia between 2006 and 2020, burning about 6,755 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 | 15 |
| Smoking | 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 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,090 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MOODY |
| 14 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MOODY 6 FIRE |
| 13 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4 SILO |
| 28 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 360 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | STAR |
| 24 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 February 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MOODY 1 |
| 21 February 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,500 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MOODY FIRE |
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 Rio Bravo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Rio Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Rio | 2.3 miles | 7 | |
| Payment Colonia | 2.4 miles | 7 | |
| Owens Addition Number 1 Colonia | 2.4 miles | 7 | |
| Owens Addition Number 2 Colonia | 2.5 miles | 7 | |
| Cienegas Terrace | 2.9 miles | 7 | |
| Cienegas Terrace Colonia | 3.1 miles | 7 | |
| Val Verde Park Colonia | 4.9 miles | 7 | |
| Val Verde Park | 5.3 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2010776. 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.