BlockDecker, Texas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Austin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78724. The Survey maps it on the Manor quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1896 USGS Austin quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Austin quadrangle1:125000
- 1910 USGS Austin quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Austin quadrangle1:62500
- 1968 USGS Manor quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Austin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1988 USGS Manor quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
66 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Decker between 1993 and 2016, burning about 326 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM973 |
| 31 August 2006 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM969 |
| 25 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | JOGGING PATH FIRE |
| 12 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | DECKER LAKE |
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 Decker: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit & Plant No.4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daffan | 1.1 miles | 19 | |
| Smoot | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Manor | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Hornsby Bend | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Dunlap | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| New Katy | 5.7 miles | 17 | |
| Iglehart | 5.8 miles | 19 | |
| Montopolis | 5.8 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1334175. 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.