Ellison Springs, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Gorman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76454. The Survey maps it on the Gorman quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1894 USGS Eastland quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Gorman quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Stephenville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
70 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Ellison Springs (historical) between 2006 and 2020, burning about 5,265 acres in total. 2 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 | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILLIAMS |
| 9 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GKB GREENHAW |
| 8 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 515 |
| 29 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LODERER FIRE |
| 25 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PLASTIC POOL FIRE |
| 21 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRIMSHAW |
| 21 August 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BETTIS |
| 19 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BURNS FIRE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorman | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Desdemona | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Kokomo | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Chaney | 8.5 miles | 12 | |
| Staff | 9.1 miles | 12 | |
| Carbon | 10.7 miles | 12 | |
| Punkin Center | 11.8 miles | 12 | |
| Merriman (historical) | 13.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034968. 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.




