Saspamco, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Floresville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78114. The Survey maps it on the Saspamco quadrangle. It stands 479 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Saspamco quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
97 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Saspamco between 2006 and 2015, burning about 1,257 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MASON |
| 3 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 21 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 8 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | RIELEY |
| 30 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 28 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 10-14497 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Saspamco: 9 producers, 5 past producers, 1 unknown. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand | |
| W S Dickey Clay Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Alamo Clay Products Co Inc | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Alamo Pits | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Barnhart Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Bell Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Bernhardt Pit | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Bruce Pit | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Calaveras Unnamed Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Clay | |
| Ermler Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
1 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Saspamco in 1 storm report in 2003: 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Saspamco | $3,000 | The small and short-lived tornado struck shortly after 4 pm...damaging the roof of a home. Residents reported strong winds followed by heavy rain and then hail. Following the hail, conditions became very quiet and calm just prior to the tornado. The storm then struck several large trees as it moved toward the southeast. The first tree struck had a diameter of 1 foot. It was broken and laid down toward the north. The second tree, with a diameter of 1.5 feet, was broken off near the ground and laid down toward the southeast. The third tree, located to the southeast of the other two and with a diameter of 1 foot, was twisted out of the ground and laid down toward the south. The width of the tornado track was 20 yards and the length of the path was estimated at .25 miles. The tornado was rated as an F1. It is possible that the tornado might have formed in Bexar County before moving into extreme northwest Wilson County, but that could not be clearly established. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calaveras | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Graytown | 2.2 miles | 9 | |
| Canada Verde | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Kicaster | 7.0 miles | 10 | |
| Fairview | 8.5 miles | 9 | |
| Grass Pond Colony | 8.9 miles | 10 | |
| Loire | 10.1 miles | 9 | |
| Floresville | 10.2 miles | 10 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Saspamco | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7425726 | 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 1367786. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.



