BlockEagle Flat, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Sierra Blanca census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79851. The Survey maps it on the Grayton Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1895 USGS Sierra Blanca quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Van Horn quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Van Horn quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Grayton Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sierra Blanca quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Eagle Flat between 2011 and 2013, burning about 6 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 122 FIRE |
| 8 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 124 FIRE |
| 8 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 128 FIRE |
| 25 May 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | I-10 NEAR MP 122 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 42 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 42 workings within 5 miles of Eagle Flat: 19 producers, 13 occurrences, 9 past producers, 1 prospect. 19 still produce. What was taken out: Talc-Soapstone, Silver, Lead, Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allamoore Talc District | Talc-Soapstone, Asbestos | Producer | 1952, 1992 | |
| Hudspeth County Pits | Marble, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Lena Prospect | Silver, Lead, Copper | Occurrence | Argentite, Galena | |
| Unknown | Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Unknown | Lead, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Silver, Gold, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Quarries | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Limestone, Marble | |
| Unknown | Silver, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Silver, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Silver, Lead, Gold | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allamoore | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Arispe | 8.1 miles | 13 | |
| Crusher | 9.5 miles | 12 | |
| Old Patterson Place | 12.2 miles | 11 | |
| Sierra Blanca | 12.7 miles | 13 | |
| Etholen | 16.5 miles | 13 | |
| Scotts Crossing | 16.8 miles | 12 | |
| Mile High | 18.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379691. 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.