Gruhlkey, Texas
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Adrian census division. The Survey maps it on the Adrian quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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 Tucumcari quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tucumcari quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Adrian quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Vega quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
49 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Gruhlkey between 2006 and 2020, burning about 2,430 acres in total. 3 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 | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 18MM FIRE |
| 7 August 2016 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CURY RANCH LONETREE PASTURE |
| 4 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROCKLAKE FIRE |
| 3 August 2019 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 14MM FIRE |
| 28 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | INTERSTATE FIRE |
| 26 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 214 FIRE |
| 2 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 21MM FIRE |
| 4 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian | 4.2 miles | 6 | |
| Wimberly Place | 6.1 miles | 6 | |
| Boise | 7.1 miles | 6 | |
| Landergin | 9.9 miles | 6 | |
| Vega | 16.8 miles | 6 | |
| Partwood Crossing | 17.9 miles | 6 | |
| Strip Crossing | 17.9 miles | 6 | |
| Old Farm Crossing | 19.3 miles | 6 |
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 Q122597293 | 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 1379868. 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.



