BlockFrame, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Henrietta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76365. It stands on Duck Creek. The Survey maps it on the Henrietta 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.
- 1954 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Henrietta quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Henrietta quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
146 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 146 fires within 5 miles of Frame between 2006 and 2020, burning about 1,945 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 3 were 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 | 64 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BODDY ROAD |
| 22 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | U.S. HWY. 287 S. @ BROWN RD. FIRE |
| 2 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 18112 |
| 17 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 1 September 2011 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SPRING STREET |
| 9 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Frame: 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Pinto Stone Company Operation | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Chrisman Ranch-1 | Copper | Occurrence | 1912 | |
| Franklin Ranch-1 | Copper | Occurrence | 1973 | |
| John Preston | Copper | Occurrence | 1874 |
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 1379799. 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.