BlockGage, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Northwest Grayson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75092. The Survey maps it on the Sadler quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1901 USGS Denison quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Whitesboro quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Sadler quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
127 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 127 fires within 5 miles of Gage between 1996 and 2020, burning about 5,130 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 16 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 | 47 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTHMAYD RD |
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BENNETT |
| 6 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge | F PAD |
| 5 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NAYLOR |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RAVEN |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NAYLOR |
| 3 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GIBBONS |
| 3 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 500 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NAYLOR FIRE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steedham | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Hanger | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Southmayd | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Thorne | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Mayd | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Sadler | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Basin Springs | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Willow Spring | 7.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1377143. 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.