BlockCedar Springs, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Ore City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75683. It stands on Jones Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ore City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 13 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Ore City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
209 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 209 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Springs between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,240 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 31 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 104 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | UPSHUR 01:47 |
| 6 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 6225 |
| 5 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 6222 |
| 26 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6196 |
| 26 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRANGER ROAD |
| 26 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NASH ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Cedar Springs: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Lone Star Iron Mine & Concentrator | Iron | Producer | ||
| Lone Star Steel Plant | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffeeville | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Ore City | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| New Mountain | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Cox | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Boxwood | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Snow Hill | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| LaFayette | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Stamps | 8.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378104. 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.