BlockEclipse, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Kirbyville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75956. The Survey maps it on the Roganville 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.
- 1952 USGS Lake Charles quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Lake Charles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Roganville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Roganville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS DeRidder quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
299 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 299 fires within 5 miles of Eclipse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,067 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 51 were 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 | 165 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 51 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SALLY BESS |
| 9 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9176 |
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GENE RICHARDS |
| 6 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 311 |
| 30 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | K10-129 |
| 3 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Livingston Area | WOODVILLE - 9097 |
| 3 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 830 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Eclipse: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erin | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Magnolia Springs | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Union | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Roganville | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| Zion Hill | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Bon Ami | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Friendship | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| J and E Junction | 7.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379700. 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.