BlockBurton, Texas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Cleburne census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76033. It stands on Robinson Branch. The Survey maps it on the Cleburne West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1891 USGS Cleburne quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Cleburne quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Cleburne West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Cleburne quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
43 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Burton between 2005 and 2011, burning about 823 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 | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 916 FIRE |
| 7 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 1110 RIO VISTA |
| 7 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JC 1109 |
| 28 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PLUM CT FIRE |
| 26 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 2135 FIRE |
| 10 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CANYON CREEK |
| 10 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | KATIE COURT |
| 9 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 1224A 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 Burton: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Calcium, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Lime Co Limekiln | Calcium, Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Willow | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Bono | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Cleburne | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Oak Hill | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Lebanon | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Rio Vista | 5.6 miles | 17 | |
| Buchanan (historical) | 7.9 miles | 16 | |
| Sand Flat | 8.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378074. 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.