Carl, Texas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Austin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78747. The Survey maps it on the Creedmoor quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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.
- 1896 USGS Austin quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Austin quadrangle1:125000
- 1910 USGS Austin quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Montopolis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Creedmoor quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Austin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
44 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Carl between 2002 and 2020, burning about 513 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 52 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ESTANCIA |
| 14 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 117 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MOORE RD FIRE |
| 5 July 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 16062234 |
| 22 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 16067929 |
| 13 July 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 11-0000897 |
| 11 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 16064106 |
| 26 June 2002 | Natural | 53 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HILL COUNTRY - 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Carl: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Austin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creedmoor | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Turnersville | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Onion Creek | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Bluff Springs | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Colton | 3.7 miles | 20 | |
| Maha | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| San Leanna | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Pilot Knob | 4.6 miles | 20 |
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 Carl | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q121832684 | 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 2034681. 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.






