BlockFrom the record
One of 4 National Register listings published here for Zapata County · listed in 1977 · category: Site.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Corralitos Ranch
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss, 1 site as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 2 mi. N of San Ygnacio off U.S. 83, San Ygnacio, 78067
- When was it listed? August 1977
- Category. site
- Census division. San Ygnacio
- National Register reference number. 77001483 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Fires near this property
23 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Corralitos Ranch between 2005 and 2018, burning about 2,195 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.2 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.6 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 12 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ARROYO SAN FRANCISCO GRASS FIRE |
| 2 May 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Corralitos Ranch: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this property
29 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names San Ygnacio, the town this property stands in, in 29 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 14 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 3 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2017 | Flood | San Ygnacio | $20,000 | Zapata County EM and US Customs and Border Protection reported high water out of the normal banks but within the berm area in and around San Ygnacio mainly on September 28th as a flood wave pushed south from Laredo toward Falcon International Reservoir. The high waters damaged U.S. Border Patrol equipment, including at least one generator, two light poles and one or two submerged vehicles. However, higher ground in San Ygnacio proper and above the river area was not impacted. Visual evidence showed the high water surrounding the equipment during the morning through afternoon hours, though high waters likely continued through the 29th. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | San Ygnacio | $10,000 | Estimated downburst winds of around 65 mph damaged the roofs of homes and a small business, snapped tree limbs, and blew over a number of trailers at the San Ygnacio RV park. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | San Ygnacio | $5,000 | At least 3 power poles broken 1 mile north of San Ygnacio on US-83 and some tree damage reported in the town of San Ygnacio. Time estimated via radar. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | San Ygnacio | $1,000 | An Emergency Management Coordinator reported a downed powerline along U.S. highway 83 near the Zapata/Webb County line. |
| April 2009 | Flash Flood | San Ygnacio | $1,000 | Torrential rains fed by continuing outflows from storms along the Sierra Madre Oriental blitzed the west half of Zapata County during hte mid evening. The Zapata County Sheriffs Office reported minor flooding along Federal Highway 83 in the San Ygnacio area north of the City of Zapata toward the Webb County line. The flooding was reported between Corralitos and the La Perla Ranch, Lake #4, area. ||The Manager of the Zapata County Airport recorded 3.75 inches of rain, in addition to the fairly long duration of quarter size hail. Radar rainfall estimates were over 7 inches, but likely contaminated by the prodigious hail. Still, it is conceivable that more than 4 inches fell in a few spots, leading to enough water flowing across roads to consider the event a Flash Flood. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | San Ygnacio | $1,000 | Water and mud was covering portions of US Highway 83 near and north of San Ygnacio as a result of thunderstorms which produced heavy rainfall in the area during the afternoon. Water was also flowing across the highway during this time, as well. |
| May 2025 | Hail | San Ygnacio | - | Zapata County Sheriff's office state that the public reported golf ball to softball size hail iin the city of San Ygnacio. The hail derived from a supercell thunderstorm that moved east from the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental mountains in northern Mexico. As of this writing, no damage was reported - though there may have been some. |
| May 2024 | Hail | San Ygnacio | - | Baseball size hail was reported in San Ygnacio, related by the Zapata County Sheriff's office. |
| May 2019 | Hail | San Ygnacio | - | The Zapata County Sheriff's Office reported estimated nickel-sized hail, wind gusts of 35 to 40 mph, and low visibility from heavy rainfall along US Highway 83 about 5 miles north-northeast of San Ygnacio. |
| May 2017 | Flash Flood | San Ygnacio | - | Zapata County Sheriff's Office reported Corralitos area arroyo flooded with water and debris over Highway 83 in the vicinity of San Ygnacio. Radar estimated 3 to 4 inches of rain. |
| May 2017 | Hail | San Ygnacio | - | Employee at Pepe's Grocery Store in San Ygnacio relayed customer report of hail the size of golf balls 5 miles NNE of San Ygnacio. |
| February 2017 | Heavy Rain | San Ygnacio | - | An estimated two of inches of rain fell in less than an hour across northwest Zapata County, resulting in ponding of water on roadways. Zapata County Sheriff's Office reported several cars stranded on US Highway 83, north of San Ygnacio. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | San Ygnacio | - | Heavy rainfall of 2 to 3 inches led to excessive runoff across US 83. Zapata County Sheriff's Deputy reported 3 of water flowing across US 83 near La Perla farms. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | San Ygnacio | - | Heavy rainfall of 2 to 3 inches led to excessive runoff across US 83. Zapata County Sheriff's Deputy reported 3 to 4 inches of water over US 83 along the Zapata Webb County line. |
| February 2013 | Hail | San Ygnacio | - | Zapata County sheriff's office reported quarter size hail fell in the community of Ramireno. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | San Ygnacio | - | Zapata County emergency manager reported thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 to 65 mph occurred in San Ygnacio. Three to four homes were reported to have roof damage and one mobile home was destroyed. |
| June 2012 | Flash Flood | San Ygnacio | - | Zapata County law enforcement officials reported flash flooding was occurring in northwestern Zapata County, north of San Ygnacio. Officials reported that water and mud was flowing across HIghway 83. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | San Ygnacio | - | A utility pole was reported down. |
| April 2007 | Hail | San Ygnacio | - | Hail to the size of pennies was reported by the general public. |
| May 2006 | Hail | San Ygnacio | - | Large hail was reported by the Zapata County Sheriff's Department in San Ygnacio. |
| July 2004 | Hail | San Ygnacio | - | Zapata county Sheriff reported hail the size of pennies on U.S. Highway 83 just south of the Webb-Zapata county line. |
| June 2001 | Hail | San Ygnacio | - | Nickel size hail was reported by the Zapata County Emergency Manager while driving south on U.S. Highway 83 in northern Zapata County. |
| May 2001 | Hail | San Ygnacio | - | Quarter size hail reported by public along Highway 3169. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | San Ygnacio | - | A 58 mph wind gust was estimated by a rancher at Ramireno Ranch near Zapata. |
| November 2001 | Flash Flood | San Ygnacio | - | A strong upper level low pressure area moved over Deep South Texas from southeastern New Mexico beginning on Friday November 16, 2001. The combination of moist and unstable air combined with afternoon heating created a ripe atmosphere for the development of showers and thunderstorms. Rainfall totals over 3 inches were reported in Zapata county and widespread 1 to 2 inches amounts were reported across the remainder of the Rio Grande Valley. Below are selected cities rainfall totals during the month of November.Brownsville...2.42Harlingen...2.01McAllen...0.95Rio Grande City...2.16Falfurrias...2.65Sarita...3.83Zapata...4.32Falcon Dam...2.75November rains provided short term drought relief across Deep South Texas. Despite the above normal rainfall during the month of November, yearly rainfall totals continue well below normal at many locations across Deep South Texas. |
| March 2007 | Hail | San Ygnacio | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | San Ygnacio | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Hail | San Ygnacio | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | San Ygnacio | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Listed places nearby
3 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Ranch | 4.3 miles | 1977 | |
| San Ygnacio Historic District | 5.2 miles | 1973 | |
 | Trevino-Uribe Rancho | 5.2 miles | 1973 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 77001483 in Record Group 79. |
| Zapata County | All 4 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- 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.