Guda, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Chilton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76685. The Survey maps it on the Chilton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 14 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
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Chilton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Temple quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
22 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Guda between 2005 and 2020, burning about 130 acres in total. 1 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 | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE - CHINA SPRING |
| 5 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 540 RIVERVIEW RD |
| 17 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | N/A |
| 26 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | 8.6 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DEGRATE |
| 4 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JJ FLEWELLEN ROAD FIRE |
| 4 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUTUAL AID GRASS FIRE |
| 19 June 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 527 HONEY LN. |
| 15 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 428 LEVI PRKWY |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satin | 0.8 miles | 14 | |
| North Prairie | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Golinda | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Rocky Hill | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Chilton | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Triangle | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Tomlinson Hill | 6.8 miles | 8 | |
| Mooreville | 6.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379869. 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.




