Dalzell, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Brownwood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76801. The Survey maps it on the Bangs East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 14 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.
- 1887 USGS Coleman quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1889 USGS Coleman quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Brownwood quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Bangs East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Coleman quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
83 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Dalzell between 2005 and 2020, burning about 2,410 acres in total. 1 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 | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 11500 CR 225 |
| 10 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4851 CR234 |
| 9 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FOUR STAR RANCH |
| 4 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | C.R. 190 |
| 28 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 10001 CR 232 |
| 27 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 24 August 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 5150 HEALER LANE |
| 24 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6600 CR 190 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Heights | 5.1 miles | 20 | |
| Brownwood | 6.0 miles | 20 | |
| Bluff View | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Brookesmith | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Dulin | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Bangs | 7.9 miles | 14 | |
| Ricker (historical) | 7.9 miles | 20 | |
| Indian Creek | 7.9 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380837. 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.




