BlockArden, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Mertzon North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76901. It stands on West Rocky Creek. The Survey maps it on the Arden quadrangle.
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.
- 1895 USGS Sherwood quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Arden quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Arden between 2008 and 2019, burning about 866 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 692 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MERTZ |
| 11 August 2008 | Natural | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 July 2012 | Natural | 23 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JW FIELD RANCH |
| 7 December 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1400 BLK STERLING ST. |
| 9 January 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood | 11.3 miles | 13 | |
| Mertzon | 12.8 miles | 13 | |
| Old Burk Place | 15.3 miles | 9 | |
| Old Freitag Place | 17.4 miles | 9 | |
| Noelke | 22.1 miles | 13 | |
| Suggs | 27.6 miles | 8 | |
| Barnhart | 30.5 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379358. 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.