BlockHelms, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Columbus census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78934. It stands on Wolfpen Creek. The Survey maps it on the Columbus quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1953 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Glidden quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Seguin quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Eagle Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Helms in 1999, burning about 248 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 October 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 248 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 40 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Helms: 22 past producers, 18 producers. 18 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurstenburg Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Alleyton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| B and B Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| B. B. Pit No. 4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Columbus Const Alleyton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Crenek | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Garwood Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Gulf Coast Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Helms Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Helms Sand & Gravel Pit | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378437. 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.