Bacon, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Wichita Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76305. The Survey maps it on the Wichita Falls West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Wichita Falls West quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Wichita Falls West quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Wichita Falls West quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
322 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 322 fires within 5 miles of Bacon between 2005 and 2020, burning about 6,183 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 192 |
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 36 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | EAST RD & I-44 |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DRAGGING 44 FIRE |
| 5 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | I44 DANIELS |
| 3 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUD FIRE |
| 29 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ELECTRICAL BUSH FIRE |
| 26 September 2013 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CENTRAL FWY @ BACON SWITCH |
| 25 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | I44 FLAT TIRE |
| 24 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 1177 & SANDY ROAD |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cashion Community | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Wichita Falls | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| Iowa Park | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Burkburnett | 7.3 miles | 15 | |
| Allendale | 9.7 miles | 10 | |
| Thrift | 10.0 miles | 9 | |
| Clara | 10.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379376. 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.





