BlockBrushy, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the New Summerfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75789. The Survey maps it on the Tecula quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1937 USGS Troupe quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Troup quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1973 USGS Tecula quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
334 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 334 fires within 5 miles of Brushy between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,480 acres in total. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 203 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 2019 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 15464 HWY 135 |
| 9 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1215 CR 3811 |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TROUP CR 4913 |
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TROUP VFD |
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHEROKEE 16:54 |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR4917 |
| 7 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 72 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 525 |
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FARM MARKET RD. 346 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378060. 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.