BlockEllen, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Plainview census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79072. The Survey maps it on the Happy Union quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Plainview quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Plainview quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Happy Union quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Plainview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Ellen between 2006 and 2016, burning about 1,285 acres in total. 1 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 170 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 6 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUTUAL AID GRASS FIRE |
| 11 April 2009 | Natural | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 25 February 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 February 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 January 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 January 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 470 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 10-0106-01 |
| 5 January 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Union | 3.7 miles | 7 | |
| Snyder | 8.1 miles | 7 | |
| Furguson | 9.8 miles | 7 | |
| Six Point | 10.5 miles | 7 | |
| Petersburg | 10.6 miles | 7 | |
| Lider | 10.7 miles | 7 | |
| Underwood | 11.8 miles | 10 | |
| Hale Center | 11.9 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379712. 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.