BlockHarmony, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Cedar Creek Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75143. The Survey maps it on the Styx quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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 Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Styx quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Corsicana quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
90 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Harmony between 1998 and 2019, burning about 1,325 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2011-396 |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SPFD |
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MCFALL |
| 22 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 Harmony: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jomac Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aley | 0.7 miles | 9 | |
| Seven Points | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Buffalo | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Tool | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Gun Barrel City | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Enchanted Oaks | 9.0 miles | 14 | |
| Payne Springs | 10.9 miles | 14 | |
| Pauline | 11.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378418. 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.