BlockFairview, Texas
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Seminole census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79360. The Survey maps it on the Seminole NE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 6 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 Hobbs quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Hobbs quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Seminole NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Seminole quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Seminole quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
59 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Fairview between 2006 and 2020, burning about 1,176 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 6 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS |
| 5 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 17 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seminole | 5.9 miles | 6 | |
| Paynes Corner | 13.8 miles | 6 | |
| Loop | 16.4 miles | 6 | |
| Seagraves | 17.1 miles | 6 | |
| White City | 18.1 miles | 6 | |
| Ashmore | 20.4 miles | 7 | |
| Higginbotham | 28.0 miles | 6 | |
| State Line | 28.1 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378283. 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.