Halsell, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Henrietta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76365. The Survey maps it on the Deer Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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 Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Deer Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Wichita Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
122 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Halsell between 2006 and 2020, burning about 7,452 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 63 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 90908 |
| 6 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PAWNEE POINT FIRE |
| 25 September 2011 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRINKI ROAD FIRE |
| 25 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BUNNY RUN |
| 17 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | EDWARDS |
| 6 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1883 & BRIXIE ROAD |
| 5 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | EAST LAKE GRASS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek | 6.5 miles | 8 | |
| Bluegrove | 6.8 miles | 7 | |
| Frame | 9.3 miles | 8 | |
| Jolly | 10.0 miles | 8 | |
| Henrietta | 10.4 miles | 8 | |
| Raymond | 11.3 miles | 10 | |
| Joy | 12.0 miles | 7 | |
| Dickworsham | 12.3 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379882. 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.



