BlockGilpin, Texas
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Spur census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79370. The Survey maps it on the Gilpin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 surveys from 6 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 Lubbock quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Gilpin quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Aspermont quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
14 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Gilpin between 2008 and 2020, burning about 4,128 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FRED |
| 25 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 404 |
| 27 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTHWEST OF STILL HILL CHURCH OFF HWY 208 |
| 27 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | STEELE HILL |
| 8 July 2012 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | A.J. HARVEY |
| 3 July 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JEREMY CABLER |
| 25 July 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WADDELL |
| 24 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BOAT TRAILER |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steele Hill | 4.4 miles | 6 | |
| Spur | 8.5 miles | 6 | |
| Dockum | 8.6 miles | 6 | |
| Soldiers Mound (historical) | 9.6 miles | 8 | |
| Red Mud | 15.0 miles | 6 | |
| Dickens | 15.6 miles | 8 | |
| Croton | 18.1 miles | 8 | |
| Elton | 21.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379834. 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.