Bel Air, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Marshall census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75672. The Survey maps it on the Marshall East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Marshall East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
199 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 199 fires within 5 miles of Bel Air between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,051 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 9 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 | 117 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BAILEY CUT OFF |
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 80 WEST |
| 7 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1337 COMMAND |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM3379 |
| 4 September 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 155 |
| 30 September 1994 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | TOMMIE DUTTON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Bel Air: 15 producers, 4 past producers, 2 unknowns. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Plant No. 2 | Clay | Producer | ||
| Cobb Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Cobb White and Schriver Pits | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Henderson Clay Prod Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Unknown | ||
| Marshall Pits | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Marshall Plant & Pits | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Marshall Pottery New Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Marshall Pottery Old Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Unknown | ||
| Marshall Pottery Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Marshall Pottery Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Quiney | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Jasper Heights | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Nesbitt | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Scottsville | 7.3 miles | 14 | |
| Gainesville | 7.4 miles | 12 | |
| Darco | 8.2 miles | 14 | |
| Crossroads | 8.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1330351. 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.



