BlockGum Springs, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Price-Turnertown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75654. The Survey maps it on the Gum Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1935 USGS Henderson quadrangle1:48000
- 1939 USGS Henderson quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1973 USGS Gum Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Henderson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
303 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 303 fires within 5 miles of Gum Springs between 1992 and 2019, burning about 3,336 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 3 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 | 165 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 73 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 30 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 21 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 9 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE |
| 9 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 492 |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 390 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PRICE FIRE |
| 5 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6178 |
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 Gum Springs: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Ball Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliance Clay Products Pit | Ball Clay | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Springs | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Big Springs | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Stringtown | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Hickey | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Price | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Pone | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| McKnight | 5.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378395. 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.