Western Estates Number 1 Colonia, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Mission census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78574. The Survey maps it on the Citrus City 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.
- 1940 USGS Monte Christo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Citrus City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Citrus City quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
217 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 217 fires within 5 miles of Western Estates Number 1 Colonia between 2002 and 2016, burning about 3,734 acres in total. None started naturally. 30 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 92 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Texas Refuge Complex | BENTSEN PILE |
| 28 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Texas Refuge Complex | LA HOMA RD |
| 28 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Texas Refuge Complex | DOFFING |
| 18 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSHLINE FIRE |
| 9 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MINNESOTA FIRE 5 MILE |
| 9 August 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | South Texas Refuge Complex | BENTSEN PALM |
| 6 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4 MILE AND IOWA ROAD |
| 5 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Texas Refuge Complex | DOFFING 3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Western Estates Number 1 Colonia: 10 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beck Pit & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Garcia Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| No. 1 Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Beck Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Caliche | |
| Frost Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hawkins Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| J-2 Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| J-2 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Caliche | |
| Shower Pit & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Shower Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Caliche |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Flaco Chiquito Colonia | 0.4 miles | 13 | |
| Citrus City | 0.6 miles | 13 | |
| South Fork Colonia | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Country Acres Number 1 Colonia | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Citrus Lake Estates Colonia | 1.6 miles | 11 | |
| Carol Colonia | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Salida del Sol Estates Colonia | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Abram North Colonia | 2.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2011478. 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.








