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Double Horn, Texas

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Marble Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78669. The Survey maps it on the Spicewood quadrangle.

Double Horn within Burnet County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 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

83 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Double Horn between 2004 and 2020, burning about 1,796 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 10 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/undetermined20
Arson/incendiarism10
Equipment and vehicle use9
Natural3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Recreation and ceremony1
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
4 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service19448
4 September 2016Debris and open burning4.5 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCOASTAL FIRE
3 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.9 acresBalcones Canyon National Wildlife RefugeCR 401 FIRE
24 September 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service1850 CR 404
21 September 2013Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service201 CR 410
19 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service20510
13 September 2012Natural1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLIGHTENING STRIKE
1 September 2011Debris and open burning5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCAMP CREEK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Burnet County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Double Horn: 6 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, High Calcium, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Collier Bros Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Michel MineLimestone, High CalciumProducerLimestone
Bilbrough Marble Botticino QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Botticino QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducerLimestone
Burnett PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Stone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Burnet 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
Shovel Mountain3.4 miles14
Spicewood3.5 miles16
Smithwick5.9 miles18
Meadowlakes6.2 miles19
Marble Falls6.4 miles19
Cottonwood Shores7.0 miles19
Sherwood Shores10.1 miles19
Fairland10.8 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2830230. 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.