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Gum Springs, Texas

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Hallsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75602. The Survey maps it on the Lakeport quadrangle.

Gum Springs within Harrison County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

495 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 495 fires within 5 miles of Gum Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,198 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 18 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 burning228
Missing data/not specified/undetermined161
Equipment and vehicle use20
Arson/incendiarism18
Misuse of fire by a minor18
Recreation and ceremony16
Power generation/transmission/distribution13
Smoking9
Natural6
Railroad operations and maintenance6

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHARRISON 22:15
9 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service17-0012699
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service11-25628
8 September 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service412 WALTER
7 September 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service15-20225
6 September 2016Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service16-24851
6 September 2006Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 636
5 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceHARRELL AVE @ JANE ST

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Harrison County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Gum Springs: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Ingram PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Harrison County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Estes1.6 miles16
Longview Heights3.2 miles13
Lansing4.3 miles13
Hallsville6.2 miles13
Noonday8.0 miles13
Friendship (historical)9.2 miles13
Mulberry Springs10.3 miles13
Carterville10.9 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1358518. 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.