BlockBethel, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Pickton-Pine Forest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75471. The Survey maps it on the Como 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.
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Como quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
20 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Bethel between 2000 and 2020, burning about 439 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 | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 190 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 391 |
| 4 March 2007 | Debris and open burning | 43 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 77 |
| 3 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 February 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 24 February 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 February 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 13 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6061 |
| 16 February 2014 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6045 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winterfield | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| Pine Forest | 2.7 miles | 8 | |
| Como | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Pickton | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| East Caney | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Humble | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Greenwood | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Pine Hill | 4.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378002. 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.