Centerville, Texas
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Northeast Dallas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75043. The Survey maps it on the Rowlett quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 22 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.
- 1891 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Garland quadrangle1:62500
- 1959 USGS Rowlett quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1986 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1995 USGS Rowlett quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
47 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Centerville between 2001 and 2016, burning about 297 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | LA PRADA |
| 19 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | EL CAPITAN |
| 19 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CACTUS |
| 13 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MCCREE |
| 9 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NORTH BRANCH - 3 |
| 30 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | LOCHWOOD |
| 26 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MILLMAR |
| 17 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PLASTICAN UNITS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Hill | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Garland | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Zacha Junction | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| White Rock | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Embree (historical) | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Rowlett | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Bethard | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| New Hope | 4.6 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378109. 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.







