BlockCollin, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the McKinney census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75033. It stands on Parvin Branch. The Survey maps it on the Frisco quadrangle. It stands 630 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1929 USGS Frisco quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Frisco quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1969 USGS Frisco quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS McKinney quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
58 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Collin between 2005 and 2017, burning about 453 acres in total. 2 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 | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PANTHER CREEK COMMAND |
| 21 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DALLAS PARKWAY COMMAND |
| 2 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHANCE FIRE |
| 18 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILLIFORD COMMAND |
| 15 September 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MOCKINGBIRD FIRE |
| 7 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | KENT COMMAND |
| 6 August 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 18 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MAIN STREET GRASS FIRE |
| 6 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ELDORADO GRASS 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 Collin: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Fraze Co Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Collin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22076444 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378143. 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.