Dilworth, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Clarksville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75426. It stands on White Oak Bayou. The Survey maps it on the White Rock quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1950 USGS White Rock quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS White Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Idabel quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Idabel quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
148 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 148 fires within 5 miles of Dilworth between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,783 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 14 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 | 69 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 189 |
| 30 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 178 |
| 26 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 449 |
| 20 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 6250 |
| 2 September 2013 | Natural | 11 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6288 |
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 Dilworth: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vessey | 1.4 miles | 10 | |
| Vandalia | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Reeds Settlement | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Madras | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Hopewell | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| White Rock | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Dimple | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Acworth | 5.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379664. 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.





