BlockCanyon Lake Forest, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Canyon Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78133. It stands on Tom Creek. The Survey maps it on the Smithson Valley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1920 USGS Smithsons Valley quadrangle1:62500
- 1927 USGS Smithson Valley quadrangle1:62500
- 1929 USGS Smithson Valley quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Smithson Valley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Smithson Valley quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
63 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Canyon Lake Forest between 2005 and 2020, burning about 69 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 | 47 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
| 2 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 11 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FLAMAN ROAD FIRE |
| 31 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CANYON SHORES |
| 11 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | VIA PRINCIPALE |
| 10 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 Lake Forest: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westhaven | 0.8 miles | 15 | |
| Canyon Lake | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Startzville | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Canyon Springs | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Canyon City | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Cranes Mill | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Sattler | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Smithson Valley | 5.2 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122570366 | 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 1353776. 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.