BlockVilla Nueva Colonia, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Brownsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78520. The Survey maps it on the West Brownsville 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.
- 1930 USGS West Brownsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1936 USGS West Brownsville quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Brownsville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Brownsville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS West Brownsville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Brownsville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Brownsville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
89 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Villa Nueva Colonia between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,188 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 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 | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 9 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 4 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | PHILLIPS |
| 29 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 29 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 29 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | GARZACAUAZ |
| 21 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge | FISH HATCHERY |
| 21 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | WOOD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Villa Nueva Colonia: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsville Mill | Fluorine-Fluorite | Producer | ||
| Brownsville Mill | Fluorine-Fluorite | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villa Nueva | 0.3 miles | 11 | |
| Stardust Colonia | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Hacienda Gardens Colonia | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Riverside | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| San Pedro | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| San Pedro Colonia | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Cameron Park | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Cameron Park Colonia | 4.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2010238. 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.