Gainesville, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Harleton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75672. The Survey maps it on the Marshall East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Marshall East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
301 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 301 fires within 5 miles of Gainesville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,399 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 159 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 69 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Fireworks | 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 2013 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6297 |
| 8 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUSLOW TIMBER CO |
| 7 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 378 |
| 7 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 59 NO. |
| 29 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 645 |
| 28 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6159 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Gainesville: 10 producers, 3 past producers, 2 unknowns. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobb Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Cobb White and Schriver Pits | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Henderson Clay Products Inc Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Unknown | ||
| Henderson Clay Products Inc Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Marshall Plant & Pits | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Marshall Pottery Old Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Unknown | ||
| Marshall Pottery Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Marshall Pottery Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Reynolds Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Reynolds Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlawn | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Pope City | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Jasper Heights | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Marshall | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Scottsville | 6.8 miles | 14 | |
| Nesbitt | 7.3 miles | 12 | |
| Bel Air | 7.4 miles | 12 | |
| Baldwin | 7.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378338. 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.



