Bullock, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It lies in ZIP code area 76470. The Survey maps it on the La Casa quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1890 USGS Breckenridge quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS La Casa quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Mineral Wells quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
56 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Bullock between 2006 and 2020, burning about 2,138 acres in total. 1 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 | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | C/R 459 FIRE |
| 8 September 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GE RAILCAR REKINDLE |
| 7 September 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 34 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GE RAIL FIRE |
| 2 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIGH POINT DRIVE FIRE |
| 21 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 2012 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WINSETT SPRINGS FIRE |
| 12 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HARMON RANCH |
| 7 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTH HIPOINT DRIVE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Bullock: 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherlite Corp Ranger Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Laura Todd Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Ranger Clay Company Operations | Clay | Producer | ||
| Ranger Pits | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiffin | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Ranger | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Merriman (historical) | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Olden | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Morton Valley | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Eastland | 10.5 miles | 13 | |
| Staff | 10.8 miles | 12 | |
| Chaney | 11.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378069. 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.




