Espey, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Pleasanton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78064. The Survey maps it on the Leming quadrangle.
On record in Espey
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Korus Farmsteadlisted 1998 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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 San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Leming quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
265 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 265 fires within 5 miles of Espey between 2005 and 2018, burning about 1,977 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 | 135 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 59 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 30 |
| Smoking | 20 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BIG OAK FIRE |
| 5 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | KASEY BARTEX |
| 4 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ADAMS RD 2 |
| 27 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ED #1 |
| 23 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LUPE GONZALES #2 |
| 20 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE |
| 14 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Espey: 5 producers, 1 unknown. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Silica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-1 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Espey Silica Sand Co A1 Pit and Plt | Silica | Producer | ||
| Lehr Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand | |
| Osburn Pit & Plant | Silica | Producer | ||
| Stone Pit | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Stone Pit | Clay | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Gallinas | 0.0 miles | 9 | |
| Leming | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Verdi | 6.4 miles | 9 | |
| Poteet | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| Ditto | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Pleasanton | 10.0 miles | 9 | |
| Rossville | 10.3 miles | 9 | |
| Amphion | 11.1 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034623. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.



