BlockSodville, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Taft census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78387. The Survey maps it on the Taft quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 11 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.
- 1925 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Taft quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Sodville between 2008 and 2020, burning about 82 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 138 |
| 3 January 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 January 2018 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS AND STRUCTURE FIRE |
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 Sodville: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fosboro Phosphate Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sodville in 7 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 3 flash flood, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | Sodville | $500,000 | NWS storm survey indicated a tornado touched down 5 miles west northwest of Taft along Highway 181. The tornado struck and collapsed a grain elevator. The tornado crossed Highway 181 knocking over a utility pole and caused tree damage. The tornado snapped 3 utility poles as it crossed County Road 73 about 1 mile north of Taft. The tornado continued for another couple of miles passing through a subdivision near the intersection of County Road 98 and County Roads 77A and 77B, about 3 miles north northeast of Taft. An 18 wheeler was flipped. Large trees were snapped and nearly 20 homes were damaged in that subdivision. The tornado dissipated in a field northeast of the subdivision. Maximum winds were estimated to be around 90 mph. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sodville | $5,000 | Winds blew power pole down on to railroad track near Highway 181 northwest of Taft. |
| May 2023 | Flash Flood | Sodville | - | Texas Department of Transportation reported Farm to Market Road 1944 was closed due to flooding. |
| July 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Sodville | - | A brief landspout tornado was observed by a storm chase near Sinton. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Sodville | - | Farm to Market Roads 1944 and 2046 northeast of Odem were closed due to flooding. |
| October 2013 | Funnel Cloud | Sodville | - | Portland Fire Department and San Patricio County officials reported a funnel cloud over an open field south of Highway 181 and east of County Road 2965. |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Sodville | - | FM 1944 and FM 631 to Highway 77 to the south of Sinton and east of Odem closed due to high water. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Linda Colonia | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Fifth Hidalgo Colonia | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Fourth Hidalgo Colonia | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| O'Farrell Acres Number 1 Colonia | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Third Hidalgo Colonia | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| La Paloma Addition Colonia | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| Roosevelt Colonia | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Del Sol Colonia | 3.7 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379091. 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.