BlockEnsign, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Ennis census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75119. The Survey maps it on the Ennis East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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 Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Ennis quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Ennis East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Corsicana quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Ensign between 2006 and 2019, burning about 630 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TRACTABEL |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | VALLEY VIEW |
| 13 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | LISKA ROAD GRASS FIRE |
| 10 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ENNIS PARKWAY FIRE |
| 7 August 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TOM SAWYER ROAD FIRE |
| 3 August 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LITTLE MUSTANG CREEK |
| 10 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 75 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 5 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ALMA SERVICE ROAD |
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 1378267. 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.