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Dog Ridge, Texas

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Belton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76513. The Survey maps it on the Nolanville quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Dog Ridge within Bell County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

84 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Dog Ridge (historical) between 2005 and 2020, burning about 292 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 burning37
Missing data/not specified/undetermined35
Equipment and vehicle use8
Arson/incendiarism2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2006Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
5 September 2009Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceSHARPING LN
4 September 2011Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service1220 ELMER KING RD
29 September 2006Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
25 September 2011Smoking20 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMUTUAL AID FOR BELTON FD
21 September 2008Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
19 September 2006Debris and open burning10 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
19 September 2006Debris and open burning3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bell County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Dog Ridge (historical): 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Belton Rockwool Ind OperationStone, DimensionProducer
Pit No. 2Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Leon Valley Plant No. 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Bell County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Belton2.2 miles16
Hobbs3.6 miles16
Westcliff4.2 miles19
Childers Mill (historical)5.2 miles14
Midway5.3 miles16
Woodland5.4 miles16
Nolanville5.5 miles19
Union Grove6.3 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1356124. 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.