BlockGratis, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Mauriceville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77632. The Survey maps it on the Mauriceville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1926 USGS Mauriceville quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Mauriceville quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Lake Charles quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Lake Charles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Mauriceville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Orangefield quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Lake Charles quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
52 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Gratis between 1993 and 2018, burning about 529 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 13 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 | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2013 | Fireworks | 97 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9171 |
| 22 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 85 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 254 |
| 21 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 55 |
| 18 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9194 |
| 15 September 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON-909 |
| 28 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 591 |
| 19 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 543 |
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 Gratis: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R A Mann Bayon Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peveto | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Stark | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Kinard Estates | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Coughlin | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Bancroft | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Tulane | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Little Cypress | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Pinehurst | 4.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1336858. 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.