Rios, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Benavides census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78349. The Survey maps it on the Concepcion quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1921 USGS Falfurrias quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Laredo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1968 USGS Concepcion quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Falfurrias quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Rios between 2008 and 2011, burning about 753 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 | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 350 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 210 |
| 8 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 716 |
| 13 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GONZALITOS FIRE |
| 12 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 3196 10 MI. SOUTH |
| 24 March 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 250 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1329 |
| 2 February 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 January 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COUNTY ROAD 293 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rios in 9 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rios | $5,000 | A farming facility had wind damage to the roof of a metal building. Some shingles were also removed from a newly constructed roof.| |
| May 2024 | Hail | Rios | - | Social media photo of nickel to quarter size hail in Rios. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Rios | - | Public reported golf ball sized hail near Rios. |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Rios | - | Water flooded the road on Farm to Market Road 1329 near Rios. |
| March 2007 | Hail | Rios | - | A farming facility had shattered windows from the hail. |
| February 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rios | - | Roof blown off barn in Rios. Power lines also reported down around Rios. |
| May 2000 | Heavy Rain | Rios | - | Five inches of rain in five hours. |
| February 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Rios | - | Department of Public Safety report of a tornado. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Rios | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vera Cruz | 0.7 miles | 7 | |
| Santa Cruz | 3.3 miles | 7 | |
| Cruz Calle | 4.5 miles | 7 | |
| Conception | 6.2 miles | 7 | |
| Concepcion | 6.2 miles | 7 | |
| San Jose | 9.4 miles | 7 | |
| Ramirez | 10.6 miles | 7 | |
| Benavides | 12.7 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378959. 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.



