BlockCheyenne, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Kermit census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79745. The Survey maps it on the Kermit NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Pecos quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pecos quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Kermit NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Kermit quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
18 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Cheyenne between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,069 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2010 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Capitan District | ORLA STATE #1 |
| 10 August 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1,000 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASSFIRE#16 |
| 16 July 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | NORTH 18 3 MILES |
| 12 July 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASSFIRE NORTH 18 |
| 4 June 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 18 @ 874 |
| 27 April 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 8 MILES NORTH WHY 18 |
| 26 April 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 5 MILES NORTH 18 |
| 12 April 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MAGWALT |
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 Cheyenne: 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Un. Grav. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Un. Grav. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Un. Grav. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
2 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cheyenne in 2 storm reports between 2014 and 2019: 1 flash flood, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Cheyenne | $1,000 | Heavy rain fell across Winkler County and produced flash flooding in several locations in the county. Water was reported to be covering State Highways 115, 18, and 302. Water was also covering Farm to Market roads 1232 and 874. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Cheyenne | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magwalt | 4.3 miles | 7 | |
| Vesrue | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Kermit | 9.0 miles | 7 | |
| Wink | 16.2 miles | 7 | |
| Cowden Place | 24.7 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1377169. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.