Viola, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Corpus Christi census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78409. The Survey maps it on the Annaville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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 Robstown quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Robstown quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Annaville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
9 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Viola between 2008 and 2019, burning about 598 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2019 | Natural | 411 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WYATT |
| 11 April 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 9 February 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JOE FULTON CORRIDOR |
| 28 February 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 February 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 February 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 February 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 January 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Viola: 5 producers, 3 plants. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Corpus Christi Zinc Refinery | Zinc, Cadmium | Plant | ||
| General Dredging Corp Shell Dredge | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| P P G Industries Inc Operation | Silica | Producer | ||
| (Facility) Koch Corpus Christi Refinery | Sulfur | Plant | ||
| (Facility) Valero Corpus Christi Refinery | Sulfur | Plant | ||
| Haas Trucking Company Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Haas Trucking Company Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand |
Storms near this place
1 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Viola in 1 storm report in 2017: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Viola | - | TCOON site at Nueces Bay measured a gust to 60 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNorton | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Arlington Heights | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Annaville | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Nueces | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Clarkwood | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Flour Bluff Junction | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| San Juan | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Violet | 5.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379219. 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.
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.








