BlockArmstrong, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Flatonia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78941. The Survey maps it on the Flatonia NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1901 USGS Flatonia quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Flatonia NW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Armstrong between 2003 and 2020, burning about 346 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 39 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RED STAGG |
| 6 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.3 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LIVE OAK |
| 2 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | U-HAUL |
| 15 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TRAILER TIRE |
| 1 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUTUAL AID TO BASTROP |
| 24 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FRANK HUFF |
| 13 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | 90 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 125 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | THREE MILE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Armstrong: 3 producers, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Bentonite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balcones Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Brenner Pit | Bentonite | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Brenner Pit | Bentonite | Unknown | ||
| Brown Pit | Bentonite | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Brown Pit | Bentonite | Past Producer |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1377954. 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.