BlockBlewett, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Uvalde census division. It lies near Lone Mesquite Hill. The Survey maps it on the Cline quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1896 USGS Brackett quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Brackett quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1897 USGS Brackettville quadrangle1:125000
- 1949 USGS Cline quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Del Rio quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Del Rio quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Cline quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Del Rio quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Blewett between 2006 and 2015, burning about 94 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 90 WEST 11 MILES (GRASS) |
| 13 July 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILDLAND-14 MILES W US 90 |
| 5 June 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILDLAND-US 90W & FM 1022 |
| 7 April 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 February 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILDLAND-ROLLING OAKS DR. |
| 2 February 2009 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILDLAND-20 MILES W US 90 |
| 31 January 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Blewett: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blewett Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Limestone | |
| Cline Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cline Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Basalt | |
| Dabney Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Limestone |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dabney (historical) | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Cline | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Smyth Crossing | 8.8 miles | 11 | |
| Uvalde Estates | 10.6 miles | 12 | |
| Uvalde Estates Colonia | 10.6 miles | 12 | |
| Haby Crossing | 10.8 miles | 12 | |
| Fort Clark Road Colonia | 11.3 miles | 12 | |
| Gonzales Colonia | 12.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379430. 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.