BlockFirst Crossing, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Sabinal census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78838. It lies near Shut-in Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Concan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1898 USGS Uvalde quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1899 USGS Uvalde quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Concan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Uvalde quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Uvalde quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
16 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of First Crossing between 2006 and 2020, burning about 812 acres in total. 1 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 | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 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 August 2009 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILDLAND-16 MILES N US 83 |
| 7 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY83 |
| 4 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | RR 1050 BRIDGE |
| 24 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH CREEK |
| 19 July 2020 | Other causes | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PUMPKIN |
| 10 July 2020 | Smoking | 35 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 20200710 |
| 30 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 5302020 |
| 23 May 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 5232020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of First Crossing: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Nitrogen-Nitrates, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frio Cave Mine | Nitrogen-Nitrates, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concan | 0.1 miles | 12 | |
| Second Crossing | 1.6 miles | 8 | |
| Third Crossing | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Magers Crossing | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Reagan Wells | 7.3 miles | 8 | |
| Long Crossing | 8.6 miles | 11 | |
| Happy Hollow | 9.0 miles | 8 | |
| Trio | 10.3 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378293. 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.