BlockGlobe, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Sumner census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75486. The Survey maps it on the Toco quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1903 USGS Paris quadrangle1:125000
- 1948 USGS Paris quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Paris quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Toco quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
138 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Globe between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,222 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 8 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 | 81 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13019 |
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SAM MAGNESS |
| 3 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DR TROUT FIRE |
| 26 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DIRECT MA |
| 25 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DIRECT PASTURE FIRE |
| 24 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SHED FIRE MAXEY |
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 Globe: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Globe in 5 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 4 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Hail | Globe | $7,000 | Emergency manager reported 1.75 inch hail 7 miles north northwest of Toco. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Globe | - | Quarter size hail was reported on CR 34520 north of Sumner. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Globe | - | Lamar County Sheriff's Department reported that FM 79 near the city of Sumner was closed due to high water. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Globe | - | Penny size hail was reported at FM 38 and FM 2820. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Globe | - | no account filed |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379839. 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.
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.