BlockEldon, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Baytown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77521. It lies near McGee Gully. The Survey maps it on the Mont Belvieu quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1916 USGS Cedar Bayou quadrangle1:24000
- 1919 USGS Cedar Bayou quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Cedar Bayou quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Mont Belvieu quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Mont Belvieu quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Anahuac quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Mont Belvieu quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
10 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Eldon between 2000 and 2007, burning about 79 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 290 |
| 18 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 219 |
| 5 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 12 February 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 November 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 November 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 October 2007 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 Eldon: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Halite, Sulfur, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, Ultra Pure, Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbers Hill Mine | Halite, Sulfur, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, Ultra Pure | Past Producer | 1908, 1955 | |
| Diamond Shamrock Barbers Hill Brine | Salt | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Bayou | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Chaparral Village | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| San Jacinto Place | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Allenbrook | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Country Club Cove | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Country Club Gardens | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Country Club Estates | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Ginger Green | 5.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378249. 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.