BlockSanta Margarita, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Roma-Los Saenz census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78545. It stands on Arroyo del Tigre. The Survey maps it on the Roma-Los Saenz West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1949 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Roma quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Roma-Los Saenz West quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Roma-Los Saenz quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
159 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 159 fires within 5 miles of Santa Margarita between 2002 and 2020, burning about 1,082 acres in total. None started naturally. 18 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 28 acres | Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | LA VIEJA |
| 22 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | N. US HWY 83 |
| 21 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SANTA MARIA RANCH RD. |
| 6 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.3 acres | South Texas Refuge Complex | GAS WELL |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salineño | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Jardin de San Julian Colonia | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Falconaire Colonia | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Indio Number 2 Colonia | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Indio Number 1 Colonia | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Miguel Garza Colonia | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Falcon Heights | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Sunset Colonia | 5.0 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379031. 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.