BlockHigh, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Canton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75103. It stands on Rats Branch. The Survey maps it on the Myrtle Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Myrtle Springs quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
104 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of High between 2002 and 2020, burning about 1,111 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2009 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2009-227 |
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 2301 |
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 1255 |
| 5 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 2909 |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | OAK ST |
| 30 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 1/2 MILE NORTH OF HWY 64 |
| 29 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 28072 HWY 64 |
| 23 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13388 FM 859 |
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 High: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Springs Sulfur Plant | Sulfur | 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 2761939. 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.