BlockByrne, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the West Tom Green census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76904. It stands on Burks Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pecan Station quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1892 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1924 USGS San Angelo 2-c quadrangle1:48000
- 1928 USGS Wall quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Wall quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Pecan Station quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
103 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Byrne between 2001 and 2020, burning about 2,693 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 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 | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 277 FIRE |
| 8 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3584 COUNTRY CLUB RD |
| 7 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | X Q Z |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | E Q |
| 30 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2036 COPPER ROCK RD |
| 28 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S N Junction | 7.2 miles | 17 | |
| Knickerbocker | 8.5 miles | 18 | |
| Christoval | 8.7 miles | 10 | |
| Tankersley | 9.1 miles | 17 | |
| Wall | 9.8 miles | 13 | |
| San Angelo | 10.3 miles | 17 | |
| Alvery Junction | 11.7 miles | 17 | |
| Sixmile Crossing | 12.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379487. 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.