BlockBonanza, Texas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Seymore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75420. It stands on Reddig Creek. The Survey maps it on the Arbala quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Arbala quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Alba quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
53 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Bonanza between 1995 and 2014, burning about 1,103 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 136 |
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7125 FM 1567W |
| 8 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 119 |
| 5 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | EYNERS |
| 22 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1567 WEST |
| 15 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 599 |
| 7 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 275 SOUTH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bonanza in 1 storm report in 2022: 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Bonanza | - | This tornado is a continuation of the tornado that started in northern Rains County. The tornado moved northeast causing notable tree damage to the Clifton Cemetery in Rains County. The tornado continued northeast into southern Hopkins County where its track was traced by tree damage. Video evidence shows this tornado lifted just east of Hopkins County Road 1159 before the next tornado started. Maximum estimated winds were 100 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenview | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Arbala | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Liberty | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Divide | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Miller Grove | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| Grubbe | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Crossroads | 6.6 miles | 15 | |
| Seymore | 6.7 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378028. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.