BlockHelbig, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Beaumont census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77708. The Survey maps it on the Voth quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1932 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Voth quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Voth quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
47 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Helbig between 1992 and 2015, burning about 212 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 | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | KIETH RD |
| 11 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Big Thicket National Park | FIRECRACKER |
| 11 July 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 171 |
| 30 June 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Big Thicket National Park | COOKS LAKE |
| 29 June 2009 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 144 |
| 15 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 115 |
| 14 June 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS/KIETH |
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 Helbig: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Bromine. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont Plant | Bromine | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosedale | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Pine Crest | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Gilburg | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Calder Highlands | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Mount Evergreen | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Rosedale Acres | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Calder Terrace | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Bor-ley Heights | 3.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378435. 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.