Brazos Bend, Texas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Granbury East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76048. It stands on Eden Branch. The Survey maps it on the Granbury quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 19 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.
- 1889 USGS Granbury quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1923 USGS Granbury 2-a quadrangle1:48000
- 1931 USGS Tolar quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Granbury quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Cleburne quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
159 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 159 fires within 5 miles of Brazos Bend between 2005 and 2020, burning about 607 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 |
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE GRASS |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BUTTERCUP CT. |
| 28 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE GRASS |
| 27 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIDDEN COVE TRL. |
| 26 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3900 RHEA CT. |
| 26 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WHISPERING OAKS |
| 25 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE SMALL |
| 23 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SMALL FIRE |
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 Brazos Bend: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingram Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waples | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| Granbury | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Fairview | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Thorp Spring | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Oak Trail Shores | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Acton | 4.4 miles | 21 | |
| DeCordova | 4.9 miles | 21 | |
| Center Mill | 5.3 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2083667. 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.






