BlockGober, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Temple census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76504. The Survey maps it on the Temple quadrangle.
On record in Gober
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Barclay-Bryan Houselisted 1984 · 0.8 miles away
Wilson, Ralph, Sr., and Sunny, Houselisted 1998 · 1.0 miles away
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.
- 1892 USGS Temple quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1931 USGS Belton quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Temple quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Temple quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
33 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Gober between 2005 and 2020, burning about 256 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CENTRAL POINTE |
| 5 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4400 HOPIE TR |
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | AMBER DAVIS DR |
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COW PAGE CT. |
| 15 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | AIRPORT |
| 7 May 2011 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TEMPLE AIR PORT |
| 25 April 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | VEHICLE HAY FIRE |
| 13 April 2010 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 2305 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Gober: 4 producers, 3 past producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Belton | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Leon Valley Plant No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Shallow Ford Construction Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Shallow Ford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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.
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 Q141203094 | 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 1379841. 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.