BlockGeorge, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the North Zulch census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77871. The Survey maps it on the North Zulch quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1931 USGS Iola quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS North Zulch quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Bryan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
19 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of George between 2005 and 2019, burning about 176 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2011 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 1940 FIRE |
| 23 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FRITZ FIRE |
| 12 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 488 |
| 3 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | 18 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4029 |
| 13 July 2006 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 13 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 17 June 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | OSR |
| 10 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SHARRON DORTY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names George in 2 storm reports between 2021 and 2022: 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | George | - | A tree was downed across the road at the intersection of FM 39 and FM 1452. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | George | - | Several county roadways were closed across parts of Northern Madison County due to floodwaters. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mecca | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| North Zulch | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| Canary | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Bundy Crossing | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Laceola | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Cottonwood | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| Madisonville | 10.6 miles | 11 | |
| Cross Roads | 12.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379831. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.