Riomedina, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Castroville-LaCoste census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78009. It stands on San Geronimo Creek. The Survey maps it on the Riomedina quadrangle. It stands 837 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Riomedina quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
34 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Riomedina between 2006 and 2019, burning about 225 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 6 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 472 |
| 3 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 18330 FM 1957 |
| 26 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 3821 |
| 12 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM471N |
| 4 July 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | THETA GRASS |
| 4 July 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 375 |
| 4 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 Riomedina: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoenfeld Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fidel Guerra Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rosita Gravel Guerra 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castroville | 5.8 miles | 9 | |
| Bader | 6.0 miles | 9 | |
| Mico | 7.5 miles | 10 | |
| Quihi | 8.4 miles | 9 | |
| Dunlay | 8.4 miles | 9 | |
| La Coste | 9.7 miles | 10 | |
| New Fountain | 10.0 miles | 9 | |
| Pearson | 11.6 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Riomedina | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7335279 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1345248. 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.



