BlockBuffalo, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Mullin-Priddy census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76864. It stands on Little Buffalo Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bowser quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1885 USGS San Saba quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS San Saba quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1925 USGS San Saba 2-b quadrangle1:48000
- 1930 USGS Richland Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Richland Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Richland Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Brownwood quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Bowser quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS San Saba quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
25 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Buffalo between 2006 and 2020, burning about 4,290 acres in total. None 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 | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE |
| 13 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 45 |
| 9 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CAMP BOWIE |
| 13 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | UNKNOWN |
| 11 August 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 252 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SMITH |
| 11 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MILLS |
| 3 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BROWN COUNTY |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ebony | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Regency | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Ridge | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Duke Crossing | 7.2 miles | 17 | |
| Blanket Springs | 9.6 miles | 17 | |
| Ratler | 9.7 miles | 15 | |
| Villa | 12.6 miles | 17 | |
| Mullin | 13.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379471. 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.