BlockBolin, Texas
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1973. It stands in the Dalhart census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79022. The Survey maps it on the Bolin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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 Dalhart quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Dalhart quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Dalhart quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Bolin quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
32 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Bolin between 2006 and 2018, burning about 194 acres in total. 1 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 | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | OPLINGER FARMS |
| 26 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 87 & 102 |
| 24 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WEST OF DAIRY RD ON FM 1727 |
| 21 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 17 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 1727 |
| 13 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ware | 5.1 miles | 6 | |
| Dalhart | 8.5 miles | 6 | |
| Hitt | 10.5 miles | 6 | |
| Bunker Hill | 12.7 miles | 6 | |
| Chamberlin | 13.3 miles | 6 | |
| Perico | 15.4 miles | 7 | |
| Windy Hill | 17.2 miles | 6 | |
| Irwin | 17.5 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379438. 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.