BlockZunkerville, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Kenedy census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78119. The Survey maps it on the Monteola quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1936 USGS Pettus quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Pettus quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Monteola quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Goliad quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
51 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Zunkerville between 2006 and 2020, burning about 1,536 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JERRY ZINSITZ |
| 9 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JIMMY VILLARREAL |
| 5 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 4 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BALES ON FIRE |
| 31 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE ON SIDE OF ROAD |
| 30 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TXDOT - TX72 AT CR182 |
| 29 August 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROBERT HORNEE |
| 20 July 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 253 |
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 Zunkerville: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Molybdenum, Selenium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pawnee Mine | Uranium, Molybdenum, Selenium | Past Producer | Stratabound | |
| Intercontinental Energy Corp | Uranium | 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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122564550 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380815. 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.