BlockBelknap, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Newcastle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76372. It stands on Gibbens Creek. The Survey maps it on the Newcastle quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1927 USGS Graham quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Newcastle quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Graham quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
80 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Belknap (historical) between 2006 and 2020, burning about 1,612 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 380 EAST |
| 29 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WATER PLANT RD |
| 1 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WEST EAST ROAD |
| 7 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | 70 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BURCH RANCH |
| 29 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRAZOS RIVER BRIDGE |
| 29 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MADISON |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Proffitt | 7.5 miles | 8 | |
| Graham | 8.6 miles | 11 | |
| Twin Mountains | 8.9 miles | 11 | |
| True | 8.9 miles | 8 | |
| Proffitt Crossing | 9.4 miles | 8 | |
| Murray | 10.4 miles | 8 | |
| Red Top | 10.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034575. 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.