BlockHackberry, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Rocksprings South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78880. It stands on Hackberry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hackberry quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1893 USGS Nueces quadrangle1:125000
- 1896 USGS Nueces quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Hackberry quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Del Rio quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Del Rio quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Hackberry quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Camp Wood quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Hackberry between 2006 and 2019, burning about 186 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 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 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 120 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NUECES CANYON RANCH |
| 18 April 2006 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 Hackberry: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Strontium, Nitrogen-Nitrates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Ranch Mine | Strontium, Nitrogen-Nitrates | Past Producer | Celestite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocksprings | 11.9 miles | 12 | |
| Barksdale | 14.0 miles | 13 | |
| Carta Valley | 36.3 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378401. 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.