BlockChub, Texas
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Midland South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79706. The Survey maps it on the Northeast Midland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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 Hobbs quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Hobbs quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Northeast Midland quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Andrews quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
82 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Chub between 2005 and 2015, burning about 4,197 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ACTION WS FIRE |
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CARUTHE FIRE |
| 4 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RANGE FIRE |
| 22 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SANDEFUR A FIRE |
| 20 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 309 JH FIRE |
| 17 August 2014 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RR 33 AND HILGER |
| 27 July 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY158ECR140 |
| 13 July 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FLAMING GREENHOUSE |
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 Chub: 2 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Midland Quarry | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Germania | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| Ridgeheights | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Sandy Acres | 5.8 miles | 9 | |
| Greenwood | 6.6 miles | 9 | |
| Cotton Flat | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| Bounce | 8.9 miles | 8 | |
| Spraberry | 12.4 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378120. 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.