BlockCanyon City, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Canyon Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78133. It lies near Baldy Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Sattler quadrangle. It stands 846 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1925 USGS Hunter No 3 quadrangle1:48000
- 1929 USGS Hunter quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Sattler quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
46 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Canyon City between 2005 and 2020, burning about 56 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NOV-28 |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | F.M. 306 FIRE |
| 24 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 2673 |
| 13 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PURGATORY |
| 11 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FLAMAN ROAD FIRE |
| 1 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RIVER ROAD |
| 1 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SUNNYSIDE |
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 Canyon City: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sattler | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Fourth Crossing | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Canyon Lake | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Canyon Lake Forest | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Westhaven | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Buffalo Springs (historical) | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Startzville | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Third Crossing | 5.0 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Canyon City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5034180 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1353773. 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.