Tascosa, Texas
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Vega census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79010. It stands on Parker Creek. The Survey maps it on the Boys Ranch West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1954 USGS Tucumcari quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tucumcari quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Boys Ranch West quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Hartley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
19 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Tascosa between 2006 and 2020, burning about 27,718 acres in total. 1 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 | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LS RANCH |
| 12 July 2011 | Natural | 250 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LIT RANCH |
| 11 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ASSIST BOYS RANCH WITH SMITH FIRE |
| 16 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 214 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LIT |
| 12 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BOYS RANCH (180612085) |
| 4 March 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LS RANCH |
| 25 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 80 MM FIRE |
| 19 March 2018 | Smoking | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LS RANCH FIRE MARCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Tascosa: 4 unknowns, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judd Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| State Hwy Pit No. 57-145-S | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| State Hwy Pit No. 57-22-S | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| State Hwy Pit No. 57-23-F | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| State Hwy Pit No. 59-103-S | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Tascosa Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tascosa in 1 storm report in 2007: 1 hail. 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 2007 | Hail | Tascosa | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Tascosa (historical) | 1.4 miles | 6 | |
| Boys Ranch | 1.4 miles | 6 | |
| Hollicott Crossing | 7.0 miles | 6 | |
| Murdo | 8.6 miles | 6 | |
| Old Farm Crossing | 18.5 miles | 6 | |
| Everett | 20.1 miles | 6 | |
| Vega | 20.8 miles | 6 | |
| Wildorado | 21.0 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380642. 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.



