Bunker Hill, Texas
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1973. It stands in the Dalhart census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79022. The Survey maps it on the Wharton Ranch quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1954 USGS Dalhart quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Dalhart quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Dalhart quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Wharton Ranch quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
23 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Bunker Hill between 2006 and 2017, burning about 2,060 acres in total. 8 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 August 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PARKER FARMS |
| 10 August 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 15 WEST ON 102 |
| 7 July 2016 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 3110 |
| 7 July 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 July 2017 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WHARTON RANCH STATE HWY 102 |
| 1 July 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 16 WEST FM 1727 |
| 17 June 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 May 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MISTY LN. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windy Hill | 4.5 miles | 6 | |
| Ware | 9.6 miles | 6 | |
| Perico | 10.4 miles | 7 | |
| Bolin | 12.7 miles | 6 | |
| Corlena | 13.8 miles | 7 | |
| Texline | 19.1 miles | 8 | |
| Dalhart | 19.7 miles | 6 | |
| Thompson Grove | 20.2 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379478. 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.



