BlockElk, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Axtell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76624. The Survey maps it on the Elk 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.
- 1920 USGS Mart quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Elk quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Mexia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
99 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Elk between 2003 and 2020, burning about 547 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE - 1382 HWY 31 |
| 7 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-2500022 |
| 28 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | N. VICHA RD. |
| 20 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ELK RD PATTY FIRE |
| 17 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | OLD MEXIA RD |
| 16 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LONGHORN PKWY |
| 10 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE - HWY 31 AND CAVIN LN |
| 7 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 202000009 |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1356908. 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.