BlockBelco, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Temple census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76501. The Survey maps it on the Troy quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1892 USGS Temple quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1931 USGS Belton quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Troy quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Temple quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
39 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Belco between 2005 and 2020, burning about 526 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BERGER RD FIRE |
| 11 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CENTRAL POINTE |
| 5 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4400 HOPIE TR |
| 16 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LITTLE MEXICO |
| 15 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | AIRPORT |
| 18 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 125 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PENDLETON FIRE |
| 16 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CEDAR CREEK |
| 13 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | AIRPORT TRAIL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Belco: 1 past producer, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tex-Rock | Silica | Unknown | ||
| Shallow Ford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122552276 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379402. 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.