Elwood, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Wills Point census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75169. The Survey maps it on the Edgewood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Edgewood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
180 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 180 fires within 5 miles of Elwood between 1998 and 2020, burning about 1,375 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 | 88 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 69 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | NORTHTOWN |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4809 VZCR 3502 |
| 4 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 470 |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM47 &VZCR 3528 |
| 29 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | EN COMMERCE ST |
| 27 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2009-266 |
| 26 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2009-264 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Wills Point | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Edgewood | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Small | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Alsa | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Fruitvale | 8.6 miles | 11 | |
| Myrtle Springs | 8.9 miles | 13 | |
| Scott | 10.6 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378259. 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.




