Sandy Oaks, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the San Antonio South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78112. The Survey maps it on the Losoya quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 10 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
- 1958 USGS Losoya quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
195 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 195 fires within 5 miles of Sandy Oaks between 2005 and 2018, burning about 958 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 were 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 | 98 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 30 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 3 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 20 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE |
| 14 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 14 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 13 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Sandy Oaks: 5 producers, 2 past producers, 2 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borrego Pits | Clay | Past Producer | Clay | |
| Brotze Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Clay | |
| Niel Pits | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Schuchard Pit and Brick Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Stone Pit | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Stone Pit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| W S Dickey Clay Neil Pits | Clay | Producer | ||
| Wright Pit | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Wright Pit | Clay | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Losoya | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Thelma | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Elmendorf | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Buena Vista | 6.8 miles | 12 | |
| Cassin | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Earle | 7.2 miles | 12 | |
| Southton | 8.0 miles | 12 | |
| Oak Island | 8.7 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2771705. 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.



