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Bethsaida, Texas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Bivins-McLeod census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75551. The Survey maps it on the Atlanta South quadrangle.

Bethsaida within Cass County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

198 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 198 fires within 5 miles of Bethsaida between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,852 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 20 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 burning101
Missing data/not specified/undetermined36
Arson/incendiarism20
Power generation/transmission/distribution11
Equipment and vehicle use10
Natural7
Railroad operations and maintenance6
Recreation and ceremony4
Fireworks1
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 2018Debris and open burning5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCASS 15:25
4 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 534
4 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 533
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 537
4 September 2005Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 334
4 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
28 September 2003Arson/incendiarism85 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 242
23 September 2011Natural8.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 624

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cass County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Bethsaida: 1 past producer, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
John Stone Hill DepositIron, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerGlauconite, Goethite, Hematite
BivensIronOccurrence
Bivins DepositIronPast ProducerGoethite, Hematite, Siderite

Every working recorded in Cass County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Bivins1.3 miles12
Oak Grove2.1 miles12
Huffins3.7 miles14
Roach5.0 miles11
Atlanta5.5 miles12
New Colony5.9 miles11
Smyrna6.2 miles13
Kildare7.1 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1384169. 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.