BlockTinaja, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Marfa census division. The Survey maps it on the Tinaja quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1895 USGS Alpine quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Fort Stockton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Stockton quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Fort Stockton quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Tinaja quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Alpine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Tinaja between 2007 and 2020, burning about 92 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2011 | Natural | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | KERR MITCHELL RANCH |
| 25 July 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ANTELOPE SPRINGS RANCH |
| 26 June 2008 | Natural | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 17 April 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | EL COSMICO FIRE |
| 21 November 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILDFIRE CASA PIEDRA RD. |
| 4 October 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Storms near this place
3 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tinaja in 3 storm reports in 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tinaja | - | A maximum wind gust of 58 MPH was measured at the West Texas Mesonet site, 156 Marfa 13 SE. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tinaja | - | The West Texas Mesonet station 156 Marfa 13SE measured a downburst wind gust of 70 mph. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Tinaja | - | Quarter to ping pong ball-size hail was reported by a storm chaser near RM 169 and US 67. The time of occurrence is estimated by radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nopal | 7.4 miles | 14 | |
| Marfa | 8.5 miles | 11 | |
| Plata | 21.7 miles | 12 | |
| Ryan | 23.8 miles | 11 | |
| Chaffin Place | 29.2 miles | 12 | |
| Shafter | 30.7 miles | 12 | |
| Casa Piedra | 31.3 miles | 12 | |
| Quebec | 31.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1802957. 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.
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.