BlockHogg, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Bremond census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76629. The Survey maps it on the Bremond quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Bremond quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Marlin quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
60 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Hogg between 2005 and 2018, burning about 1,086 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM2954 @ ANDERSON ST |
| 21 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SH6 @ TURNER RD |
| 4 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 300 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HAMMOND |
| 21 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LEHOSKI RD |
| 20 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 1373 FIRE |
| 15 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM1373 @ STANLEY YEZAK |
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 Hogg: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abandoned Pottery Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bremond | 1.6 miles | 7 | |
| Hammond | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Tidwell Prairie | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Nesbitt | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Salter | 8.1 miles | 8 | |
| Petteway | 8.4 miles | 7 | |
| White Rock | 8.8 miles | 7 | |
| Owensville | 10.2 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379943. 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.