BlockChurchill, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1974. It stands in the Brazoria-West Columbia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77422. The Survey maps it on the Cedar Lane NE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1951 USGS Bay City quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Cedar Lane NE quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Bay City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Bay City quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Bay City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
27 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Churchill between 1996 and 2020, burning about 6,403 acres in total. 4 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 | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge | FIREHOUSE FIRE |
| 25 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge | WEED BURNER FIRE |
| 15 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge | CHURCHWELL |
| 31 August 2009 | Natural | 2.0 acres | San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge | HUNT ROAD |
| 30 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge | 2J ASSIST |
| 23 August 2000 | Natural | 650 acres | San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge | RDPASTURES |
| 20 August 2020 | Natural | 58 acres | San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge | TXSNR-FY20-WF-DOUBLE MOCCASIN POND |
| 20 August 2020 | Natural | 387 acres | San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge | TXSNR-FY20-WF-RAIL POND DOUBLE |
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 Churchill: 1 occurrence, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sulfur, Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, General, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Dome Prospect | Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, General | Occurrence | 1927 | |
| Clemens Dome Mine | Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure | Past Producer | 1937, 1960 | |
| Clemens Dome | Sulfur | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinkles Ferry | 1.0 miles | 8 | |
| Perry Landing | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Jones Creek | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Four Corners | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Oakland | 7.2 miles | 9 | |
| Brazoria | 7.6 miles | 10 | |
| Gulf Park | 7.8 miles | 9 | |
| Old Brazoria | 8.3 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034724. 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.