BlockBlack Jack, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Franklin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77859. The Survey maps it on the Hearne North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Hearne North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Bryan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
120 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 120 fires within 5 miles of Black Jack between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,686 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 71 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 15 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 16-0000028 |
| 21 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 2 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SIEGERT RANCH |
| 19 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 18 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PIN OAK REKINDLE |
| 17 August 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.2 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JACK RABBIT |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearne | 3.5 miles | 7 | |
| Sutton | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Elliot | 5.0 miles | 7 | |
| Dunns Fort | 5.5 miles | 7 | |
| Seger | 5.5 miles | 7 | |
| Valley Junction | 6.6 miles | 7 | |
| Tatsie Crossing | 7.3 miles | 8 | |
| Wheelock | 7.4 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379425. 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.