BlockBluff City, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Grapeland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75844. It stands on Bluff Creek. The Survey maps it on the Weches quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1946 USGS Alto quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Weches quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 2004 USGS Weches quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
140 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of Bluff City (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,452 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 8 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 | 70 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILD FIRE |
| 9 September 1995 | Natural | 138 acres | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | WALNUT CREEK |
| 8 September 2013 | Fireworks | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7117 |
| 6 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | SNAG |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DIALVILLE WOODS FIRE |
| 25 September 2000 | Natural | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 425 |
| 24 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BILL CROMER |
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 Bluff City (historical): 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padreco-Alto Sands | Silica | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easley Chapel | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Weches | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Burrantown | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| McKinleyville (historical) | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Plain | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Bobbittville (historical) | 6.8 miles | 10 | |
| Creath | 7.6 miles | 11 | |
| Tadmor | 7.9 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1377450. 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.