BlockDupre, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Victoria census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77904. It stands on Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Victoria West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Victoria West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Goliad quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
237 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 237 fires within 5 miles of Dupre between 2005 and 2020, burning about 3,590 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 89 |
| Debris and open burning | 81 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 17 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2019 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MARRIOTT GRASS FIRE |
| 9 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PARSONS RD |
| 7 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SW MOODY |
| 26 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ZAC LENTZ PKWY |
| 16 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MISSION VALLEY 236 |
| 15 September 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | NURSERY RR FIRE |
| 15 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 117 PARSONS |
| 12 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HOUSTON HIGHWAY SPOT FIRES |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Dupre: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Fordyce Co Chipley Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Victoria Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1356471. 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.