BlockEmerson, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the West Terrell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79848. The Survey maps it on the Ninemile Ranch quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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 Longfellow quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Fort Stockton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Stockton quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Ninemile Ranch quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Fort Stockton quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Sanderson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Emerson between 2010 and 2020, burning about 774 acres in total. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2020 | Natural | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PIERCE |
| 31 August 2020 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WHITE HILL |
| 17 August 2020 | Natural | 625 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 8 MILE |
| 7 June 2018 | Natural | 42 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LONG FELLOW 90 |
| 15 June 2010 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BROTHERTON |
| 11 June 2018 | Natural | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PIERCE RANCH |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanderson | 7.6 miles | 10 | |
| Mofeta | 17.7 miles | 9 | |
| Dryden | 23.5 miles | 9 | |
| Shaw | 29.3 miles | 9 | |
| Dryden Crossing | 31.1 miles | 10 | |
| Watkins (historical) | 33.5 miles | 8 | |
| Malvado | 37.5 miles | 8 | |
| Casa de Peidras | 38.7 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378261. 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.