BlockAngler, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Hawkins census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75765. It stands on Little Sandy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Crow quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Crow quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
207 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 207 fires within 5 miles of Angler between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,660 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 15 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 | 95 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 74 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WELLS RD |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1 MIKLE NORTH 2869 FM 14 |
| 24 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 562 |
| 20 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 14 N FM 2869 110310 |
| 20 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fada | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Fouke | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Hawkins | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Crow | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Hoard | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| New Hope | 9.7 miles | 12 | |
| Pine Mills | 10.4 miles | 12 | |
| Hainesville | 10.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1377937. 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.