BlockOld Texas, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Beatrice census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36768. The Survey maps it on the McWilliams quadrangle. It stands 430 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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 Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Mc Williams quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Monroeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
22 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Old Texas between 1994 and 2017, burning about 130 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1080 CO. RD. 155, AL |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | HWY 47N & 83, AL |
| 5 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 July 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 July 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CORD47/106, AL |
| 25 May 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Old Texas: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 5 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Riley | 7.3 miles | 9 | |
| Turnbull | 7.9 miles | 9 | |
| Turkestan (historical) | 8.2 miles | 7 | |
| Pineville | 9.6 miles | 9 | |
| Nadawah | 9.6 miles | 7 | |
| Beatrice | 11.1 miles | 9 | |
| Pine Orchard | 11.5 miles | 9 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Old Texas | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7085203 | 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 136590. 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.