Salado Junction, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the San Antonio Central census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78219. It stands on Pershing Creek. The Survey maps it on the San Antonio East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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 San Antonio East quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS San Antonio East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1992 USGS San Antonio East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
29 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Salado Junction between 2006 and 2010, burning about 34 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | LAKE GLEN |
| 4 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 10 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BINZ ENGELMAN AND SPRINFIELD |
| 25 July 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2430 ACKERMAN |
| 15 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 June 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CROSSWIND |
| 4 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1700 FM 78 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Salado Junction: 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Limestone, General, Limestone, Ultra Pure, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cementville Quarry | Limestone, General, Limestone, Ultra Pure | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| San Antonio Portland Cement Co | Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| San Antonio Prtlnd Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Longhorn Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Alamo Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Clay | |
| Rosillo Creek Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Clay | |
| San Antonio Portland Clay Pit | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Terrell Hills | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Alamo Heights | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Olmos Park | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| San Antonio | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Fratt | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Martinez | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Windcrest | 4.9 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122560888 | 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 1346145. 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.





