BlockBlackjack, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 2003. It stands in the Pineland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75931. It stands on Chinquapin Branch. The Survey maps it on the Pineland South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1953 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Brookeland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Brookeland quadrangle1:62500
- 1984 USGS Pineland South quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Leesville quadrangle1:100000
- 2003 USGS Pineland South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
167 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 167 fires within 5 miles of Blackjack between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,762 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 32 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 burning | 71 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 198 |
| 5 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 381 acres | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | LOWE |
| 3 September 2000 | Natural | 9.0 acres | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | WALKER BRANCH |
| 27 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SCRAPPIN VALLEY @ FM 2343 |
| 27 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 334 acres | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | COOPER BRANCH FIRE |
| 25 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR219 WOODS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Blackjack: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Clay | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stumptown | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Stringtown | 2.0 miles | 10 | |
| Brookeland | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| McElroy | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Pineland | 6.3 miles | 10 | |
| Magasco | 8.4 miles | 11 | |
| Yellowpine | 8.8 miles | 11 | |
| Clarktown | 9.0 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1381451. 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.