BlockSouth Fork Colonia, Texas
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the North Jim Hogg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78361. The Survey maps it on the Hebbronville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 surveys from 6 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.
- 1956 USGS Laredo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1967 USGS Hebbronville quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Falfurrias quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of South Fork Colonia between 2007 and 2017, burning about 1,725 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | STATE 16 HWY./FM 649 RD. |
| 16 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HEBBRONVILLE |
| 10 March 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 675 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LOS OLMOS FIRE |
| 22 December 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 January 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HEBBRONVILLE FIRE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Fork Estates | 0.2 miles | 6 | |
| Hebbronville | 2.8 miles | 6 | |
| Las Lomitas B Colonia | 4.7 miles | 6 | |
| Las Lomitas | 5.3 miles | 6 | |
| Las Lomitas C Colonia | 5.9 miles | 6 | |
| Las Lomitas A Colonia | 6.1 miles | 6 | |
| Thompsonville | 13.4 miles | 9 | |
| Randado | 16.1 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2011496. 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.