BlockDruso, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Crockett census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75835. The Survey maps it on the Crockett 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 Crockett quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Crockett quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Crockett quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
137 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 137 fires within 5 miles of Druso between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,017 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 86 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2011317 |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2010253 |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2011310 |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4,931 acres | Livingston Area | ARBOR FIRE |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2011301 |
| 30 September 2011 | Natural | 20 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 956 |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2011292 |
| 29 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Druso: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Bentonite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Bayou | Bentonite | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Woods | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Hickory Creek | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Berea | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Crockett | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Latexo | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Oldham | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Germany | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Arbor | 6.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1377325. 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.