BlockVilla Alegre Colonia, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Fort Hancock census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79839. It lies near Camp Rice Arroyo. The Survey maps it on the Fort Hancock quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1894 USGS Fort Hancock quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Fort Hancock quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Van Horn quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Van Horn quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Fort Hancock quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sierra Blanca quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hancock | 0.6 miles | 12 | |
| Fort Hancock East Unit Number 1 Colonia | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Fort Hancock East Unit Number 2 Colonia | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| McNary | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Acala | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Iser | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Esperanza | 11.8 miles | 11 | |
| Finlay | 12.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2011492. 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.