BlockBalm, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Callisburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76273. The Survey maps it on the Whitesboro 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.
- 1901 USGS Denison quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Whitesboro quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Whitesboro quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
152 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 152 fires within 5 miles of Balm between 2005 and 2020, burning about 8,190 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 68 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 111 |
| 23 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BENNY'S |
| 13 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASSFIRE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgeon | 0.7 miles | 13 | |
| Callisburg | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Dexter | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Walnut Bend | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Coesfield | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Custer City | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Oak Ridge | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Woodbine | 9.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379388. 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.