BlockDial, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Honey Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75446. The Survey maps it on the Pecan Gap quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Pecan Gap quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
71 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Dial between 2006 and 2018, burning about 704 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 3434 |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 824 FIRE |
| 3 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 64 & CR 3400 |
| 28 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 22 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 11 September 2013 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 3544 |
| 1 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SH 34 FIRE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyday Crossing | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| Bagby | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Bug Tussle | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| White Rock | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Oak Ridge | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Flat Prairie (historical) | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Honey Grove | 6.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379661. 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.