Santa Rita Ranch, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Round Rock-Georgetown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78642. The Survey maps it on the Leander NE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 15 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.
- 1893 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Leander NE quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Taylor quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
182 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 182 fires within 5 miles of Santa Rita Ranch between 2000 and 2020, burning about 883 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 6 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 | 86 |
| Debris and open burning | 58 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 22300 RONALD W REAGAN BLVD |
| 19 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTH BRANCH - 50 |
| 16 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9700 W SH 29 |
| 14 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 3405 |
| 13 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4250 N US 183 |
| 10 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 104 VIA DE SIENNA |
| 9 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2605 CR 255 |
| 8 August 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2100 RANCH RD 1869 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Santa Rita Ranch: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armadillo Quarry | Limestone, General | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seward Junction | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Hunt Crossing | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Jinks Branch | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Liberty Hill | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Russell Crossing | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Leander | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Sun City | 7.4 miles | 20 | |
| Andice | 8.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2805855. 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.



