BlockCrusher, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Sierra Blanca census division. It lies near Carrizo Peak. The Survey maps it on the Hackett Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1906 USGS Van Horn quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Van Horn quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Van Horn quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hackett Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Van Horn quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Crusher between 2008 and 2014, burning about 5 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 June 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | I-10 NEAR MP 126 |
| 8 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 135 FIRE |
| 20 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 57 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 57 workings within 5 miles of Crusher: 31 occurrences, 21 producers, 2 prospects, 2 past producers. 21 still produce. What was taken out: Talc-Soapstone, Copper, Silver, Silver, Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Hill Prospect | Copper, Uranium | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Holley | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Maltby Prospect | Copper, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Turquoise | |
| Neal Mann Prospect | Talc-Soapstone, Asbestos | Occurrence | Metamorphic | |
| Allamoore Quarry No. 89 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Rhyolite | |
| Allamore Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Anaconda Number Two Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Blue Bird Prospect | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Bluebird Prospect | Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Buck Springs Prospect | Silver | Occurrence | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allamoore | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Scotts Crossing | 9.3 miles | 12 | |
| Eagle Flat | 9.5 miles | 11 | |
| Arispe | 17.6 miles | 13 | |
| Old Patterson Place | 20.3 miles | 11 | |
| Sierra Blanca | 22.2 miles | 13 | |
| Indian Hot Springs | 25.1 miles | 10 | |
| Etholen | 26.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379618. 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.