BlockVenetia, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Marquez census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77865. It stands on Brushy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Marquez quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1925 USGS Marquez No. 1 quadrangle1:48000
- 1927 USGS Marquez quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1930 USGS Marquez quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Marquez quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Marlin quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
18 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Venetia between 2005 and 2020, burning about 271 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SCRUB FIRE |
| 13 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 31 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 July 2013 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 470 |
| 18 July 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILD FIRE |
| 16 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROLKE RANCH GRASS FIRE |
| 12 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 June 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2010025 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Venetia in 2 storm reports between 2015 and 2019: 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Venetia | - | This tornado is a continuation from Milam and Robertson counties. After entering from eastern Robertson County, the tornado dissipated in extreme western Leon County, 4 miles south-southwest of Marquez. Only tree damage was observed along the path in Leon County. |
| November 2015 | Flash Flood | Venetia | - | Leon County Sheriff's Department reported that FM 3 approximately half a mile north of Hilltop Lakes was impassable due to flood waters. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltop Lakes | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Marquez | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Flynn | 7.4 miles | 7 | |
| Margie | 9.1 miles | 7 | |
| Wealthy | 9.6 miles | 7 | |
| Concord | 9.9 miles | 8 | |
| Long Hollow | 10.1 miles | 8 | |
| Robbins | 10.6 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380714. 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.