BlockDulin, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Brownwood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76827. It stands on West Fork Clear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Brookesmith quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1887 USGS Coleman quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1889 USGS Coleman quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Brownwood quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Brooksmith quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Coleman quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
45 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Dulin between 2006 and 2020, burning about 732 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 214 |
| 20 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SHUMATE LANE |
| 18 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE |
| 10 September 2015 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 221 CR 222 |
| 9 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 214 ROUND BALES |
| 9 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE |
| 8 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 377 S AND CR 201 |
| 3 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookesmith | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Winchell | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Keys Crossing | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Indian Creek | 6.3 miles | 18 | |
| Dalzell | 7.5 miles | 14 | |
| Woodland Heights | 12.3 miles | 20 | |
| Bangs | 12.9 miles | 14 | |
| Brownwood | 13.5 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379684. 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.