BlockSouthfork Estates Colonia, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the McAllen-Pharr census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78577. The Survey maps it on the Las Milpas quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1914 USGS San Juan quadrangle1:48000
- 1914 USGS San Juan quadrangle1:62500
- 1916 USGS San Juan quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Las Milpas quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Las Milpas quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
259 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 259 fires within 5 miles of Southfork Estates Colonia between 1993 and 2019, burning about 1,545 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 50 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 | 145 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TRASH FIRE |
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Texas Refuge Complex | FLEA'S |
| 3 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Texas Refuge Complex | WILLOW |
| 29 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 11-750 |
| 25 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ILLEGAL BURNING |
| 25 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 11-716 |
| 8 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge | SANTA ANA MEXICO 1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Southfork Estates Colonia: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Strontium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynosa Plant | Strontium | Producer | ||
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fays Corner | 0.8 miles | 15 | |
| Las Haciendas Colonia | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Las Fuentes Colonia | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Beto's Acres Colonia | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Las Brisas del Sur Colonia | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Las Milpas | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Hidalgo Park Estates Colonia | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| H and B Colonia | 1.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2010630. 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.