BlockHitson, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the McCaulley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79520. The Survey maps it on the Hamlin NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1893 USGS Roby quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Hamlin NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Snyder quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
66 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Hitson between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,495 acres in total. 3 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 | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS |
| 29 September 2011 | Natural | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COWPATTY |
| 21 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 251/234 |
| 19 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 1 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM540 |
| 6 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 3 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DITCH FIRE |
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 Hitson: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamlin Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite | 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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122567178 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378457. 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.