BlockFlat Top, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Aspermont South census division. It stands on Willow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Frog Mountain quadrangle.
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.
- 1931 USGS Aspermont quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Lubbock quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Frog Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Aspermont quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
25 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Flat Top between 2006 and 2018, burning about 2,215 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Natural | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | T DIAMOND |
| 21 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | S. HWY 83 BARDITCH FIRE |
| 5 August 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RIDDELL/CR 116 |
| 12 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 12 July 2008 | Natural | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 June 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,155 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RIDDLE FIRE |
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 Flat Top: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Queen | Copper | Past Producer | 1880, 1945 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Glory | 7.6 miles | 9 | |
| Aspermont | 10.2 miles | 8 | |
| Red Bluff Crossing | 14.1 miles | 15 | |
| Sandlin | 14.4 miles | 9 | |
| Swenson | 17.0 miles | 6 | |
| Double Mountain | 18.2 miles | 6 | |
| Peacock | 19.3 miles | 6 | |
| Dorras | 19.8 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378299. 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.