BlockHighland, Texas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Cleburne census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76033. It stands on Camp Creek. The Survey maps it on the Brazos Point quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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.
- 1889 USGS Granbury quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1924 USGS Granbury 4-a quadrangle1:48000
- 1931 USGS Morgan quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Brazos Point quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Cleburne quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
68 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Highland between 2005 and 2020, burning about 2,159 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 5416 |
| 7 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | J R RANCH |
| 30 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LIME PLANT |
| 13 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DEER RUN FIRE |
| 8 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 301 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GOAT NECK FIRE |
| 15 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WHISKEY CANYON RANCH |
| 14 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CIRCLE K RANCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Highland: 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbanks Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cleburne Plant No. 51 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mccarty | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 1378451. 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.