BlockChapin, Texas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Granbury East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76049. The Survey maps it on the Chapin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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 Weatherford quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Weatherford quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Chapin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Cresson quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
79 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Chapin between 2003 and 2019, burning about 5,440 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 5 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 | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BUTTERCUP CT. |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PERFORMANCE LN. |
| 29 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MILBURN |
| 29 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MONROE HWY. |
| 23 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SMALL FIRE |
| 16 September 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | M AND M RANCH RD. |
| 15 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MILBURN |
| 9 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CLEBURNE HWY FIRE |
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 Chapin: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cresson Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cresson | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Waples | 4.4 miles | 21 | |
| Center Mill | 4.8 miles | 20 | |
| Brazos Bend | 6.2 miles | 19 | |
| Acton | 6.3 miles | 21 | |
| Fairview | 6.9 miles | 20 | |
| DeCordova | 7.5 miles | 21 | |
| Oak Trail Shores | 9.1 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378113. 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.