Eichelberger Crossing, Texas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the China Spring census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76633. It stands on Spring Branch. The Survey maps it on the Speegleville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1892 USGS Waco quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1920 USGS Waco quadrangle1:125000
- 1924 USGS Waco 3-d quadrangle1:48000
- 1931 USGS Valley Mills quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Speegleville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Waco quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
316 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 316 fires within 5 miles of Eichelberger Crossing between 2001 and 2020, burning about 1,674 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 5 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 | 132 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 94 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 38 |
| Smoking | 25 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 157-17 |
| 7 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 297 WESTERN DR. |
| 5 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 18318 |
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-2730020 |
| 30 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CULPEPPER LN. FIRE |
| 30 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2960 SPEEGLE RD |
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 Eichelberger Crossing: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Pit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| H and B No 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Crossing | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| China Springs | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Erath | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Valley View | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Willow Grove | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Ocee | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Rock Creek | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Speegleville | 5.1 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122556804 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379705. 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.







