BlockValle Verde Colonia, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the San Ygnacio census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78067. It stands on El Grullo Creek. The Survey maps it on the San Ygnacio quadrangle.
On record in Valle Verde Colonia
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Trevino-Uribe RanchoNational Historic Landmark · listed 1973 · 0.6 miles away- San Ygnacio Historic Districtlisted 1973 · 0.6 miles away
- San Francisco Ranchlisted 1977 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1942 USGS San Ygnacio quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Laredo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS San Ygnacio quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS San Ygnacio quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
33 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Valle Verde Colonia between 2005 and 2017, burning about 1,781 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 237-8686/GRASS FIRE |
| 4 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1 MILE SOUTH OF SYT |
| 4 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SAN YGNACIO FIRE |
| 30 July 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ARROYO ZOPILOTE FIRE |
| 29 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.2 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | S.O GRASS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Ygnacio | 0.6 miles | 9 | |
| San Ignacio Viejo Unit 2 Colonia | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| Ramireno | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Urebeno | 9.5 miles | 10 | |
| Las Palmas | 10.8 miles | 10 | |
| Ranchito San Jose Colonia | 12.4 miles | 10 | |
| Cuellar Colonia | 12.5 miles | 10 | |
| Manuel Medina Addition Colonia | 12.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2010664. 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.