BlockGospel Hill, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Riverside census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77320. It stands on Gospel Hill. The Survey maps it on the Staley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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 Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Staley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Staley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
94 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Gospel Hill between 1993 and 2020, burning about 602 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 6 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 | 60 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 8068 |
| 30 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 173 |
| 30 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13510175 |
| 28 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 41 |
| 24 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13510168 |
| 23 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 121 |
| 22 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Gospel Hill: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Bentonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwhite Company Abandoned Pit | Bentonite | Past Producer | ||
| Jordan and Hutchinson Operation | Clay | Producer | ||
| Riverside Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Stutts Equipment Co Operation | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Carolina | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Dodge | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Arizona | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Harmony | 9.2 miles | 13 | |
| Mount Morian | 10.1 miles | 13 | |
| Phelps | 10.3 miles | 13 | |
| Pine Prairie | 11.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379848. 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.