BlockSaint Paul, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Sinton-Odem census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78387. The Survey maps it on the Sinton West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1953 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Sinton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Sinton West quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Saint Paul between 2007 and 2019, burning about 688 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PAPALOTE BRIDGE |
| 1 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PAPALOTE |
| 20 August 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 188 |
| 13 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 400 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COTTON |
| 14 July 2014 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PAPALOTE |
| 5 June 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 500 |
| 8 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2-DEC |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Paul Estates Colonia | 1.4 miles | 9 | |
| Saint Paul Number 1 Colonia | 1.5 miles | 9 | |
| West Saint Paul | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Sinton | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| O'Farrell Acres Number 2 Colonia | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| Corriente Estates Colonia | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| Dodd Colonia | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Dodd Number 2 Colonia | 5.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034695. 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.