BlockAlum, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Stockdale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78160. The Survey maps it on the Alum quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1920 USGS Smiley quadrangle1:125000
- 1942 USGS Dewville quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Dewville quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Alum quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Cuero quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
136 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 136 fires within 5 miles of Alum between 2004 and 2018, burning about 3,272 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 11 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 | 63 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | NORTH OF 3135 ON 123 N |
| 1 September 2010 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHAMPIONS STRIKE FIRE |
| 4 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 2005 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 2005 | Natural | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BBQ ROAD FIRES |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alum in 6 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 2 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | Funnel Cloud | Alum | - | A thunderstorm produced a funnel cloud in eastern Wilson County. |
| October 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Alum | - | A National Weather Service damage survey concluded that a small EF0 tornado occurred north-northwest of Stockdale during the early morning hours of October 26th. The tornado touched down approximately three miles north-northwest of Stockdale, near CR 422, producing a narrow path of tree damage. The tornado continued north, remaining disorganized and producing sporadic tree damage. At times the path was hard to determine between CR 334 and CR 434, and the tornado may have lifted off the ground at times. Along Longhorn Rd. the tornado produced damage to a patio awning of a residence, tore tin roofs off sheds and pens, and produced additional tree damage. The tornado dissipated just north of Longhorn Road. The tornado path length was 5.99 miles, and maximum wind speeds were estimated were estimated at 75 mph. |
| March 2015 | Flash Flood | Alum | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding. Low water crossings were flooded closing County Roads 421 and 334. |
| November 2009 | Flash Flood | Alum | - | Heavy rain caused flooding which closed FM 1681 due to water cover the roadway. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Alum | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Alum | - | no account filed |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Alum | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q21196317 | 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 1379337. 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.
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.