BlockGilbreth, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Quitman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75497. The Survey maps it on the Yantis quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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
- 1959 USGS Alba quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Yantis quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
376 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 376 fires within 5 miles of Gilbreth between 2002 and 2020, burning about 1,303 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 7 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 | 283 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
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 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 09082011B |
| 7 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9072012 |
| 7 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 7 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODS FIRE |
| 7 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 09072011B |
| 6 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 6 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 1483 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Gilbreth: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Yantis Sulfur Plant | Sulfur | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gamblin | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Yantis | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Gunter | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Salem | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Coke | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Alba | 8.2 miles | 15 | |
| Forest Hill | 8.6 miles | 13 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 8.8 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122562771 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378354. 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.