BlockWestdale Estates Number 3 Colonia, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Orange Grove-Sandia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78372. The Survey maps it on the Orange Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveysMatched 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.
- 1950 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Orange Grove quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Orange Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
203 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 203 fires within 5 miles of Westdale Estates Number 3 Colonia between 2007 and 2020, burning about 1,370 acres in total. 1 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 | 94 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 84 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 304 |
| 27 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 5 MILES WEST ON 624 |
| 23 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 359 AND 227 |
| 20 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 417 JENIFER LOOP |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENRY BARAJAS |
| 14 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 649 CR 350 |
| 14 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COUNTY ROAD 308 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Westdale Estates Number 3 Colonia: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mosser Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wright Caliche Pit & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westdale Estates Number 4 Colonia | 0.2 miles | 8 | |
| Westdale Estates Number 2 Colonia | 0.4 miles | 8 | |
| Westdale Estates Number 1 Colonia | 0.7 miles | 8 | |
| Johns Valley Colonia | 0.7 miles | 8 | |
| Westdale | 0.8 miles | 8 | |
| North Orange Estates Colonia | 0.8 miles | 8 | |
| Casa Linda Colonia | 0.9 miles | 8 | |
| Colony Estates Colonia | 1.1 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2011382. 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.