Bona, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the East Grayson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75021. It stands on Iron Ore Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ambrose quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Whitesright quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Ambrose quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
80 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Bona between 2005 and 2020, burning about 827 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | AURTHUR |
| 2 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | DRIPPING SPRINGS |
| 17 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | INTERURBAN FIRE |
| 13 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 791 CLEVE COLE BRUSH FIRE |
| 12 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODLAWN/FLOWERS #2 |
| 1 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HYW 120 E |
| 8 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DENISON GRASS FIRE |
| 30 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SPUR 503 FIRE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace | 2.4 miles | 7 | |
| Penland | 2.6 miles | 7 | |
| Gover | 3.2 miles | 7 | |
| Mills | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Carpenters Bluff | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Smith Oaks | 4.4 miles | 7 | |
| Denison | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Woodlake Park | 4.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379441. 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.




