Antelope Gap, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Goldthwaite census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76853. The Survey maps it on the Antelope Gap quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1887 USGS Lampasas quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Lampasas quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Brownwood quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Antelope Gap quadrangle1:24000
- 1959 USGS Star quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS San Saba quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
20 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Antelope Gap (historical) between 2006 and 2020, burning about 1,666 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 | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,250 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MONAHAM FIRE |
| 17 August 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 817 CR 2659 |
| 17 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 16 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 16 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1280 S HWY 183 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scallorn | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Castor | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Double Ford | 7.2 miles | 15 | |
| Goldthwaite | 11.4 miles | 14 | |
| Big Valley | 11.5 miles | 16 | |
| Center City | 11.7 miles | 12 | |
| Star | 13.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1351154. 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.





