BlockHolden, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Mexia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76667. The Survey maps it on the Mexia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1920 USGS Mexia quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Mexia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Mexia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
285 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 285 fires within 5 miles of Holden between 2005 and 2020, burning about 2,817 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 146 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 99 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 5 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 1365 & LCR 490 |
| 5 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LCR 492 |
| 5 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE HWY 84 (LIDE TANK) |
| 30 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE 451 FM 1365 |
| 28 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 25 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE 217 FCR 976 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Enterprise | 1.2 miles | 8 | |
| Springfield | 1.9 miles | 8 | |
| Mexia | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Bi-Stone | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Shiloh | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Forest Glade | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Fallon | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Prairie Grove | 5.8 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379944. 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.