Dott, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Chilton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76632. It stands on Cottonwood Creek. The Survey maps it on the Chilton 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.
- 1892 USGS Temple quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Chilton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Temple quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Dott between 2008 and 2018, burning about 131 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 31 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 5 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 101849 |
| 4 July 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 483 DURANGO FIRE |
| 27 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 463 |
| 31 March 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 207 LEVI PKYWAY |
| 11 March 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 318 CR 463N |
| 11 March 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 435 AND HWY 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cego | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Mooreville | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Chilton | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Durango | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Blevins | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| North Prairie | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Lott | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Tomlinson Hill | 7.2 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034750. 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.




