BlockFountain, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the West Brazos census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77807. The Survey maps it on the Bryan West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 10 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 Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Bryan quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Bryan West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1993 USGS Bryan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
42 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Fountain between 2002 and 2019, burning about 416 acres in total. None 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 | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 12-0004999 SILVER HILL GRASS FIRE |
| 26 September 2002 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CENTRAL TX - 42 |
| 19 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASSFIRE9-19-2015 |
| 1 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 90120182 |
| 6 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | OLD HEARNE RD |
| 20 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 14-0005039 OSR SANDY FIRE |
| 15 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-5576 PLEASANT HILL FIRE |
| 15 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2251 PLEASANT HILL RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Fountain: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Gifford-Hill Saunders Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Young Brothers Inc Contractors | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379793. 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.