BlockDurham, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Commerce census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75449. The Survey maps it on the Commerce North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Commerce North quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
99 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Durham between 1998 and 2020, burning about 851 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None 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 | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 5 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 50 |
| 29 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TURKEY CREEK |
| 25 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WINDY ROAD FIRE |
| 25 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4907 FIRE |
| 23 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HUFFSTICHLER |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairlie | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Jardin | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Aberfoyle | 4.0 miles | 6 | |
| Wolfe City | 5.0 miles | 6 | |
| South Sulphur | 6.1 miles | 6 | |
| Scatter Branch | 7.7 miles | 8 | |
| Commerce | 8.3 miles | 8 | |
| White Rock | 9.3 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379690. 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.