BlockCow Island, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Liberty-Dayton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77582. The Survey maps it on the Daisetta quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1943 USGS Liberty quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Daisetta quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Daisetta quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Cow Island between 1992 and 2013, burning about 45 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 March 2013 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 14 March 2013 | Debris and open burning | 21 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 8014 |
| 8 October 1992 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 Cow Island: 2 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baytown 146 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raywood | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Moore Settlement | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Devers | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Woodson | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Rock Island | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Tivett | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Shiloh | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Ames | 5.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1377125. 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.