BlockWest Saint Paul, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Sinton-Odem census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78387. The Survey maps it on the West Sinton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1953 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Sinton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS West Sinton quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of West Saint Paul between 2008 and 2016, burning about 177 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PAPALOTE BRIDGE |
| 14 July 2014 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PAPALOTE |
| 8 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 536, GRIFFIN RANCH |
| 5 June 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 500 |
| 31 May 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | KILLAN RANCH |
| 2 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR615 |
| 12 February 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 November 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 181 @ PAPALOTE CREEK |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Paul Number 1 Colonia | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Saint Paul Estates Colonia | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Saint Paul | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| West Sinton | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| Sun Country Estates Colonia | 6.0 miles | 9 | |
| O'Farrell Acres Number 2 Colonia | 6.6 miles | 9 | |
| Corriente Estates Colonia | 7.2 miles | 9 | |
| Morgan Farm Colonia | 7.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379255. 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.