BlockSun Country Estates Colonia, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Sinton-Odem census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78370. The Survey maps it on the Sinton West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1953 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Sinton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Sinton West quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Sun Country Estates Colonia between 2008 and 2019, burning about 226 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 | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS I37 MM32 SB |
| 15 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 188 |
| 5 June 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 500 |
| 24 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH37 MILE MARKER 22 |
| 2 April 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH 37 |
| 19 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 187 |
| 9 January 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 1 January 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyene Colonia | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Colony Estates of Sinton Colonia | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| O'Farrell Acres Number 2 Colonia | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| West Sinton | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| W J Ranch Colonia | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Corriente Estates Colonia | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Sunkist Country Estates Colonia | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Morgan Farm Colonia | 3.7 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2011299. 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.