BlockBattle, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Mart census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76664. The Survey maps it on the Elk quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1920 USGS Mart quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Elk quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Mexia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
83 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Battle between 2003 and 2020, burning about 459 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 | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 93005 |
| 24 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | AYCOCK LANE FIRE |
| 15 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BALLMAN RD COMBINE FIRE |
| 7 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NOWASKI-B |
| 7 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 115 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CENTRAL TX - 29 |
| 6 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RANDY HUGHES GRASS FIRE |
| 29 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | STATE HWY 164 W GRASS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Battle in 2 storm reports between 2017 and 2025: 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Battle | $40,000 | Emergency manager surveyed a brief EF-0 tornado near the Battle Lake golf course, near Battle Lake Road. Several sheds were damaged, including one mobile home. A near continuous path of tree damage was also observed along the path of the tornado. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Battle | - | Man was rescued by first responders from submerged vehicle in private driveway off Battle Lake Rd near Mart. |
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 1351596. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.