BlockFlora, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the North Hopkins-Sulphur Bluff census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75437. The Survey maps it on the Sulphur Bluff quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Sulphur Bluff quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Flora between 2003 and 2018, burning about 252 acres in total. 1 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 6234 |
| 24 September 2011 | Natural | 39 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 629 |
| 4 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 363 |
| 16 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HOPKINS 16:02 |
| 7 March 2013 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6040 |
| 22 February 2009 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 83 COLLINS FIRE |
| 21 December 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 45 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 365 |
| 9 January 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dike | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| Nelta | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Oakdale | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Hatchetville | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| Mahoney | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| Shirley | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Sulphur Bluff | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Weaver | 6.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379778. 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.